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CVE-2006-2492 KEV

8.8
HIGH · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 48.1% (pctl 99)

Patch first

On CISA KEV — known exploited in the wild, due 2022-06-22.

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.

Scoring

CVSS8.8 (HIGH, v3.1)
VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS48.11% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs
WeaknessCWE-120
On CISA KEVyes — remediate by 2022-06-22
Public exploitnone known
Published2006-05-20
Last modified2026-06-16

CISA KEV

NameMicrosoft Word Malformed Object Pointer Vulnerability
Added2022-06-08
Due2022-06-22
Vendor / productMicrosoft / Word
Ransomware usenone reported

Affected (2)

VendorProduct
microsoftoffice
microsoftworks suite

References

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