CVE-2006-4693 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Word 2004 for Mac and v.X for Mac allows remote user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted string in a Word file, a different issue than CVE-2006-3647 and CVE-2006-3651.

Published: 2006-10-10

Score: 9.3 Critical

EPSS: 20.8% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:v.x::mac:::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2004::mac:::::

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.20808.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017032
http://www.osvdb.org/29442
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/449179/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20387
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3979
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-060

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Office Word

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2006-10-10T22:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T19:23:41.104Z

Reserved: 2006-09-11T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2006-4693

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2006-10-10T22:07:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2006-4693

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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