Vulnerability Details : CVE-2006-2492
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.
Vulnerability category: OverflowExecute code
CVE-2006-2492 is in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
CISA vulnerability name:
Microsoft Word Malformed Object Pointer Vulnerability
CISA required action:
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA description:
Microsoft Word and Microsoft Works Suites contain a malformed object pointer which allows attackers to execute code.
Notes:
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-2492
Added on
2022-06-08
Action due date
2022-06-22
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-2492
75.58%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 98 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less