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>> Microsoft Windows Print Spooler Service "GetPrinterData" Denial of Service Vulnerability
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Title : Microsoft Windows Print Spooler Service "GetPrinterData" Denial of Service Vulnerability
VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2006-4827
CVE ID : CVE-2006-6296
Rated as : Moderate Risk 
Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2006-12-02
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A vulnerability has been identified in Microsoft Windows, which could be exploited by attackers to cause a denial of service. This flaw is due to an error in the Print Spooler service (Spoolsv.exe) that does not properly handle specially crafted "GetPrinterData()" requests, which could be exploited by attackers to cause a vulnerable system to crash, creating a denial of service condition.
Affected Products
Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4
Solution
Disable the Print Spooler service by using the following command : sc stop Spooler & sc config Spooler start=disabled
VUPEN Security is not aware of any vendor-supplied patch.
References
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4827
Credits
Vulnerability reported by h07
ChangeLog
2006-12-02 : Initial release
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