CVE-2006-0021Microsoft Windows XP SP1 and SP2, and Server 2003 up to SP1, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (hang) via an IGMP…
- 7.8HighCVSS base score
- 62.9%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 0.8% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 2Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
Microsoft Windows XP SP1 and SP2, and Server 2003 up to SP1, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (hang) via an IGMP packet with an invalid IP option, aka the "IGMP v3 DoS Vulnerability."
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list 2 Exploit-DB entries for it. A reference of the record is tagged as an exploit.
Show the exploits3
Exploit-DB2 entries
- Microsoft Windows XP/2003 - IGMP v3 Denial of Service (MS06-007) (2) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 1603dos, windowspublished 22 Mar 2006Verified
- Microsoft Windows XP/2003 - IGMP v3 Denial of Service (MS06-007) (1) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 1599dos, windowspublished 21 Mar 2006Verified
References tagged exploit1 reference
- 1599 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
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Timeline
ID reserved
By microsoft
- 3 months later
· 3 months later
Published
- 18 years later
· 18 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.8 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 62.9% · top 0.8% of all CVEs (13 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.8.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
References16
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1310 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- ADV-2006-0576 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- MS06-007 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1425 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- win-igmpv3-dos(24489) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 16645 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1662 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- VU#839284 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
- TA06-045A (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:678 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1647 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 1015629 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 20071023 SYMSA-2007-012: Microsoft Windows CE IGMP Denial of Service (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 1599 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- http://www.securiteam.com/exploits/5PP0T0KI0O.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 18853 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2006-0029 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2006-0021)Record last updated .