Vulnerability Details CVE-2006-2492
Buffer overflow in Microsoft Word in Office 2000 SP3, Office XP SP3, Office 2003 Sp1 and SP2, and Microsoft Works Suites through 2006, allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed object pointer, as originally reported by ISC on 20060519 for a zero-day attack.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.747
EPSS Ranking 98.8%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 8.8
CVSS v2 Score 7.6
Proposed Action
Microsoft Word and Microsoft Works Suites contain a malformed object pointer which allows attackers to execute code.
Ransomware Campaign
Unknown
References
- http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2006/05/19/429353.aspx
- http://isc.sans.org/diary.php?storyid=1345
- http://isc.sans.org/diary.php?storyid=1346
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20153
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016130
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/446012
- http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/919637.mspx
- http://www.osvdb.org/25635
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18037
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-139A.html
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-164A.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1872
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-027
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26556
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1418
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1738
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2068
- http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2006/05/19/429353.aspx
- http://isc.sans.org/diary.php?storyid=1345
- http://isc.sans.org/diary.php?storyid=1346
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20153
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016130
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/446012
- http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/919637.mspx
- http://www.osvdb.org/25635
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18037
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-139A.html
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-164A.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1872
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-027
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26556
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1418
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1738
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2068
Products affected by CVE-2006-2492
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cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2000
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cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2003
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cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:xp
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cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:works_suite:*