CVE-2006-5583

Buffer overflow in the SNMP Service in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2, Server 2003, Server 2003 SP1, and possibly other versions allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted SNMP packet, aka "SNMP Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Published: 2006-12-12 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-5583 is rated High Risk (69.6/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 52.95%, 99th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-5583

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 68.21% 52.95% -15.27%
2 2025-07-31 67.91% 68.21% +0.30%
3 2025-03-30 67.91%

Full EPSS history (13 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-5583

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2006-5583

OS Trackers for CVE-2006-5583

vendor priority summary link
alpine CVE-2006-5583: no source package rows; 0 state rows across 0 repos (none); fixed 0, open 0. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2006-5583

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-5583

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft windows_2003_server 2000 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:2000:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_2003_server sp1 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_2003_server xp_sp2 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:xp_sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-5583

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