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$ cve CVE-2006-3493 JSON

CVE-2006-3493 EXPLOIT

5.1
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 40.4% (pctl 99)

Patch early

A public exploit exists.

Description

Buffer overflow in LsCreateLine function (mso_203) in mso.dll and mso9.dll, as used by Microsoft Word and possibly other products in Microsoft Office 2003, 2002, and 2000, allows remote user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted Word DOC or other Office file type. NOTE: this issue was originally reported to allow code execution, but on 20060710 Microsoft stated that code execution is not possible, and the original researcher agrees.

Scoring

CVSS5.1 (MEDIUM, v2.0)
VectorAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS40.41% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs
On CISA KEVno
Public exploityes
Published2006-07-10
Last modified2026-06-16

Affected (1)

VendorProduct
microsoftoffice

Public exploits

SourceTitleDate
exploit-dbMicrosoft Word 2000/2003 - Unchecked Boundary Condition2006-07-10

References

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