CVE-2006-2492

8.8 HIGH CISA KEV - Actively Exploited

Published: May 20, 2006 Modified: October 22, 2025

Description

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.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2006/05/19/429353.aspx

Source: cret@cert.org

Broken Link

http://isc.sans.org/diary.php?storyid=1345

Source: cret@cert.org

Exploit

http://isc.sans.org/diary.php?storyid=1346

Source: cret@cert.org

Exploit

http://secunia.com/advisories/20153

Source: cret@cert.org

Broken Link Patch Vendor Advisory

http://securitytracker.com/id?1016130

Source: cret@cert.org

Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/446012

Source: cret@cert.org

Third Party Advisory US Government Resource

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/919637.mspx

Source: cret@cert.org

Broken Link Patch Vendor Advisory

http://www.osvdb.org/25635

Source: cret@cert.org

Broken Link

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18037

Source: cret@cert.org

Broken Link Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-139A.html

Source: cret@cert.org

Broken Link Third Party Advisory US Government Resource

http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-164A.html

Source: cret@cert.org

Broken Link Third Party Advisory US Government Resource

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1872

Source: cret@cert.org

Broken Link

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-027

Source: cret@cert.org

Patch Vendor Advisory

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26556

Source: cret@cert.org

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1418

Source: cret@cert.org

Broken Link

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1738

Source: cret@cert.org

Broken Link

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2068

Source: cret@cert.org

Broken Link

http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2006/05/19/429353.aspx