CVE-2006-3442

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Unspecified vulnerability in Pragmatic General Multicast (PGM) in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and earlier allows remote att

Unspecified vulnerability in Pragmatic General Multicast (PGM) in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted multicast message.

HIGH · CVSS 7.6 EPSS 0.51446

EPSS exploitation odds51.45% · top 2%

Act now

EPSS ≥ 0.50 - high probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
EPSS percentile: top 2% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
CVSS base score ≥ 7.0

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This page is every public fact about CVE-2006-3442, cross-linked. Its job is to answer one question fast - does this need my attention now? - and then hand you the two things you do about it. Here is how an analyst reads it.

Triage: should I act now? Four signals, and they are not interchangeable:

CVSSseverity - how bad it is IF exploited, 0-10. A high CVSS alone is not urgency; a flaw can be a perfect 10 and never actually be attacked. EPSSprobability - a model’s estimate of the chance it is exploited in the next 30 days, 0-1. This is the “will it actually happen” signal. CISA KEVconfirmed - it is being exploited in the wild right now. The strongest signal on the page; KEV beats any score. Weaponisedavailability - public exploits / PoCs, and especially Metasploit modules rated Excellent / Great. Reliable, packaged exploit code means low-skill attackers can use it today.

How they combine: KEV, or a dependable Metasploit module, means patch now regardless of CVSS. High CVSS + low EPSS + no exploit is real but not an emergency - schedule it. Low CVSS but KEV-listed still gets patched now. The verdict above already weighed these for you; this is how it got there.

Then what - two workflows:

Detectwhen you cannot patch today, follow this CVE to the ATT&CK techniques it enables, then Build a SIEM detection (the green button) - author a rule, test it in Atomic, deploy it. That buys visibility while the patch waits. PatchAffected products / packages tell you if you are exposed; Fixed versions by distribution and Vendor advisories give the exact version that closes it.

Reading order for the panels below: verdict + badges, then Public exploits / Metasploit (is it weaponised), then ATT&CK techniques + Sigma / IDS rules (can I detect it), then Affected products / packages + Fixed versions (am I exposed, what patches it), then Threat actors / IOCs (who uses it), then Scoring & timeline / references (the evidence).

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Severity & exploitation scoring

CVSS base score

7.6

HIGHCVSS v3.1 · [email protected]

EPSS exploitation probability

51.45%

Top 2%odds of exploitation in the next 30 days

Lifecycle

12 Sep 2006Published to NVD
16 Apr 2026Last modified

Every entry is a recorded date - NVD publish/modify, CISA KEV add, public exploit disclosure. No inferred events.

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ATT&CK techniques

Techniques this CVE enables - linked via CWE → CAPEC → ATT&CK. Pills with a solid outline are named directly in ATT&CK or Nuclei templates (high confidence); the others are linked through weakness mappings.

T1190 · Exploit Public-Facing Application

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CAPEC attack patterns

Attack patterns this CVE enables - the bridge from weakness to ATT&CK technique.

CAPEC-CAPEC-242 · Code Injection CAPEC-CAPEC-35 · Leverage Executable Code in Non-Executable Files CAPEC-CAPEC-77 · Manipulating User-Controlled Variables

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Weakness Classification

CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

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Affected Products & Versions

microsoft windows xpall versions

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Related CVEs

CVEs linked to this one by a shared weakness (CWE) or affected product - joins on data already in the engine, with the reason shown per row. Not a guess.

CVE-1999-0509 Perl, sh, csh, or other shell interpreters are installed in the cgi-bin director... same CWE-94 CVE-1999-0491 The prompt parsing in bash allows a local user to execute commands as another us... same CWE-94 CVE-1999-0891 The "download behavior" in Internet Explorer 5 allows remote attackers to read a... same CWE-94 CVE-1999-0702 Internet Explorer 5.0 and 5.01 allows remote attackers to modify or execute file... same CWE-94 CVE-2003-0533 Stack-based buffer overflow in certain Active Directory service functions in LSA... same product CVE-2003-0719 Buffer overflow in the Private Communications Transport (PCT) protocol implement... same product CVE-2003-0806 Buffer overflow in the Windows logon process (winlogon) in Microsoft Windows NT ... same product CVE-2003-0906 Buffer overflow in the rendering for (1) Windows Metafile (WMF) or (2) Enhanced ... same product

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References & Sources

Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.

http://secunia.com/advisories/21851PatchVendor Advisory

http://securitytracker.com/id?1016827

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/455516US Government Resource

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/446630/100/100/threaded

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19922

http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-255A.htmlUS Government Resource

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3563

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-052

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28643

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A457