CVE-2006-6723

7.8 HIGH 37% exploit odds Fix listed Denial of service OS & kernel

What it is

The Workstation service in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4 and XP SP2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large maxlen value in an NetrWkstaUserEnum RPC request.

At a glance

Exploitability: Can be exploited over the network without logging in. High risk of service disruption.
Exploit odds: 37.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS). Higher than most.
Fix: A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.

Timeline

2006-12-26 20:28 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2026-06-16 22:33 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
Exploit odds: 37.2% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Severity: 7.8 HIGH (CVSS).
Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.

Details

Published: 2006-12-26 20:28 UTC
Last modified: 2026-06-16 22:33 UTC
Exploit probability: 37.2% · EPSS, next 30 days
Weakness: CWE-399
Record status: Modified

Affected

Microsoft Windows 2000
Microsoft Windows Xp

Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 7.8

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Authentication: None
Confidentiality: None
Integrity: None
Availability: Complete

Raw vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

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Fix and advisories

References

NVD record · CVE.org record