{"id":"CVE-2006-3653","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2006-3653","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T18:47:53.027Z","title":"wksss.exe 8.4.702.0 in Microsoft Works Spreadsheet 8.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption or crash) via crafted (1) Works, (2) Excel, and (3) Lotus 1-2-3 files.","description":"wksss.exe 8.4.702.0 in Microsoft Works Spreadsheet 8.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption or crash) via crafted (1) Works, (2) Excel, and (3) Lotus 1-2-3 files.","published":"2006-07-18T15:47:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-16T22:27:30.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"2.0","score":2.6,"severity":"LOW","vector":"AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P"},"cwe":[],"affected":["microsoft/works"],"epss":{"score":0.14884,"percentile":0.96675,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2006-06-14","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":28222,"kind":"exploit","title":"Microsoft Works 8.0 Spreadsheet - Multiple Vulnerabilities","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/28222","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/windows/dos/28222.txt","file":"exploits/windows/dos/28222.txt","published":"2006-06-14","added":"2006-06-14","updated":"2013-09-17","author":"Benjamin Franz","type":"dos","platform":"windows","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["CVE-2006-3653","OSVDB-28723"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":"https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18989/info"}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 14.9%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://securitytracker.com/id?1016504","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/440056/100/0/threaded","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18989","tags":["Exploit"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2813","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://securitytracker.com/id?1016504","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/440056/100/0/threaded","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18989","tags":["Exploit"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2813","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-3653","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}