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.
Published: 2006-05-20
Score: 8.8 High
EPSS: 74.1% High
KEV: Yes
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

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Metrics kev

{'dateAdded': '2022-06-08'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'active', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Subscriptions

Microsoft Office Works Suite
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: certcc

Published:

Updated: 2025-10-22T00:05:56.729Z

Reserved: 2006-05-19T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2006-2492

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-07T17:51:04.545Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2006-05-20T00:02:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T14:02:14.803

Link: CVE-2006-2492

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