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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2006-3449

Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 through 2003, possibly a buffer overflow, allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a malformed record in the BIFF file format used in a PPT file, a different issue…

HIGH 7.5EPSS 42.8%

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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 42.8%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 through 2003, possibly a buffer overflow, allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a malformed record in the BIFF file format used in a PPT file, a different issue than CVE-2006-1540, aka "Microsoft PowerPoint Malformed Record Vulnerability."

CVSS 2.0
7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS
42.78% probability · 99th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
microsoft/powerpoint
Source
secure@microsoft.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.