# CVE-2006-3942: The server driver (srv.sys) in Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, 2000, XP, and Server 2003 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (sys

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB, 2 Metasploit modules
- Published: 2006-07-31 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The server driver (srv.sys) in Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, 2000, XP, and Server 2003 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) via an SMB_COM_TRANSACTION SMB message that contains a string without null character termination, which leads to a NULL dereference in the ExecuteTransaction function, possibly related to an "SMB PIPE," aka the "Mailslot DOS" vulnerability. NOTE: the name "Mailslot DOS" was derived from incomplete initial research; the vulnerability is not associated with a mailslot.

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## References

- http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/alerts/id/231
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3037
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/449179/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/443287/100/200/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19215
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-063
- http://www.coresecurity.com/common/showdoc.php?idx=562&idxseccion=10
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016606
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21276
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017035
- http://www.osvdb.org/27644
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27999
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A428
- http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2006/07/28/443837.aspx
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2057
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/auxiliary/dos/windows/smb/ms06_035_mailslot.rb
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/auxiliary/dos/windows/smb/ms06_063_trans.rb

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