CVE-2006-0028

N/A Unknown
Published: March 14, 2006 Modified: April 16, 2026
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Description

Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Excel 2000, 2002, and 2003, in Microsoft Office 2000 SP3 and other packages, allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a BIFF parsing format file containing malformed BOOLERR records that lead to memory corruption, probably involving invalid pointers.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19138
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19238
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Vendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/583
Source: secure@microsoft.com
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015766
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Patch
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-069.htm
Source: secure@microsoft.com
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/339878
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.osvdb.org/23899
Source: secure@microsoft.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427632/100/0/threaded
Source: secure@microsoft.com
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-073A.html
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0950
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-004.html
Source: secure@microsoft.com
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-012
Source: secure@microsoft.com
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25225
Source: secure@microsoft.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1158
Source: secure@microsoft.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1411
Source: secure@microsoft.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1509
Source: secure@microsoft.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1635
Source: secure@microsoft.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/19138
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19238
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/583
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015766
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-069.htm
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/339878
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.osvdb.org/23899
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427632/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-073A.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0950
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-004.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-012
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25225
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1158
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1411
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1509
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1635
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

34 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
32.3%
97th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

microsoft