{
    "id": "CVE-2006-6561",
    "published": "2006-12-14 18:28:00",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-16 22:33:22",
    "cvss_score": "9.3",
    "cvss_severity": "HIGH",
    "cvss_version": "2.0",
    "cvss_vector": "AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C",
    "cwe": null,
    "description": "Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Word 2000, 2002, and Word Viewer 2003 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted DOC file that triggers memory corruption, as demonstrated via the 12122006-djtest.doc file, a different issue than CVE-2006-5994 and CVE-2006-6456.",
    "epss_score": "0.41265",
    "epss_percentile": "0.98625",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-26 18:15:21",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "microsoft",
            "product": "office"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "microsoft",
            "product": "word"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "microsoft",
            "product": "word_viewer"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "microsoft",
            "product": "works"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "2922",
            "title": "Microsoft Word Document - Malformed Pointer (PoC)",
            "date": "2006-12-12",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2922"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://blogs.securiteam.com/?p=763",
        "http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2006/12/15/update-on-current-word-vulnerability-reports.aspx",
        "http://research.eeye.com/html/alerts/zeroday/20061212.html",
        "http://securitytracker.com/id?1017390",
        "http://www.infoworld.com/article/06/12/13/HNthirdword_1.html",
        "http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/996892",
        "http://www.milw0rm.com/sploits/12122006-djtest.doc",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454219/30/0/threaded",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21589",
        "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4997",
        "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30885",
        "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A332",
        "http://blogs.securiteam.com/?p=763",
        "http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2006/12/15/update-on-current-word-vulnerability-reports.aspx",
        "http://research.eeye.com/html/alerts/zeroday/20061212.html",
        "http://securitytracker.com/id?1017390",
        "http://www.infoworld.com/article/06/12/13/HNthirdword_1.html",
        "http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/996892",
        "http://www.milw0rm.com/sploits/12122006-djtest.doc",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454219/30/0/threaded",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21589",
        "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4997",
        "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30885",
        "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A332"
    ]
}