High severity · published May 20, 2006
CVE-2006-2492
Microsoft Word Malformed Object Pointer Vulnerability
In wildKEV
8.8
CVSS
48.1%
EPSS
Yes
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)48.1% · higher than 99% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildYes
CISA KEVListed Jun 8, 2022
Federal remediation dueJun 22, 2022
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
OF
Office · Microsoft
2000; 2003; 2003; xp · source: NVD
WS
Works Suite · Microsoft
2000 through 2006 · source: NVD
WO
Word · Microsoft
All versions, or not specified · source: KEV
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-2492
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-2492
CISA KEV catalogue
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
Broken Link
http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2006/05/19/429353.aspx
Exploit
http://isc.sans.org/diary.php?storyid=1345
Exploit
http://isc.sans.org/diary.php?storyid=1346
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/20153
Broken Link
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016130
Third Party Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/446012
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