CVE-2006-3440

Buffer overflow in the Winsock API in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP1 and SP2, and Server 2003 SP1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors, aka "Winsock Hostname Vulnerability."

• http://secunia.com/advisories/21394
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1016653
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/908276Patch, US Government Resource
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19319
• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-220A.htmlPatch, US Government Resource
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3211
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-041
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A747
• http://secunia.com/advisories/21394
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1016653
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/908276Patch, US Government Resource
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19319
• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-220A.htmlPatch, US Government Resource
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3211
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-041
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A747

Published

Aug 9, 2006

Last Modified

Jun 16, 2026

Status

Modified

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