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CVE-2006-2492 Detail

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.


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Hyperlink Resource
http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2006/05/19/429353.aspx Broken Link 
http://isc.sans.org/diary.php?storyid=1345 Exploit 
http://isc.sans.org/diary.php?storyid=1346 Exploit 
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016130 Broken Link  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/446012 Third Party Advisory  US Government Resource 
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/919637.mspx Broken Link  Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18037 Broken Link  Patch  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-139A.html Broken Link  Third Party Advisory  US Government Resource 
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-164A.html Broken Link  Third Party Advisory  US Government Resource 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1872 Broken Link 
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-027 Patch  Vendor Advisory 
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26556 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1418 Broken Link 
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1738 Broken Link 
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2068 Broken Link 

This CVE is in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

Reference CISA's BOD 22-01 and Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog for further guidance and requirements.

Vulnerability Name Date Added Due Date Required Action
Microsoft Word Malformed Object Pointer Vulnerability 06/08/2022 06/22/2022 Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-120 Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow') cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2006-2492
NVD Published Date:
05/19/2006
NVD Last Modified:
06/28/2024
Source:
CERT/CC