{
    "id": "CVE-2006-3493",
    "published": "2006-07-10 22:05:00",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-16 22:27:10",
    "cvss_score": "5.1",
    "cvss_severity": "MEDIUM",
    "cvss_version": "2.0",
    "cvss_vector": "AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P",
    "cwe": null,
    "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.",
    "epss_score": "0.40405",
    "epss_percentile": "0.98599",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-26 18:15:11",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "microsoft",
            "product": "office"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "2001",
            "title": "Microsoft Word 2000/2003 - Unchecked Boundary Condition",
            "date": "2006-07-10",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2001"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2006/07/10/441006.aspx",
        "http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-July/047732.html",
        "http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=115231380526820&w=2",
        "http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=115261598510657&w=2",
        "http://securitytracker.com/id?1016453",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/439649/100/0/threaded",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/439878/100/0/threaded",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18905",
        "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2720",
        "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27617",
        "http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2006/07/10/441006.aspx",
        "http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-July/047732.html",
        "http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=115231380526820&w=2",
        "http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=115261598510657&w=2",
        "http://securitytracker.com/id?1016453",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/439649/100/0/threaded",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/439878/100/0/threaded",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18905",
        "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2720",
        "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27617"
    ]
}