CVE-2006-6561
Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Word 2000, 2002, and Word Viewer 2003 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted DOC file that triggers memory corruption, as demonstrated via the 12122006-djtest.doc file, a…
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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 41.3%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Word 2000, 2002, and Word Viewer 2003 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted DOC file that triggers memory corruption, as demonstrated via the 12122006-djtest.doc file, a different issue than CVE-2006-5994 and CVE-2006-6456.
- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 41.27% probability · 99th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- microsoft/office · microsoft/word · microsoft/word viewer · microsoft/works
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://blogs.securiteam.com/?p=763
- http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2006/12/15/update-on-current-word-vulnerability-reports.aspx
- http://research.eeye.com/html/alerts/zeroday/20061212.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017390
- http://www.infoworld.com/article/06/12/13/HNthirdword_1.html
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/996892Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.milw0rm.com/sploits/12122006-djtest.docExploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454219/30/0/threadedExploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21589Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4997Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30885
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A332
- http://blogs.securiteam.com/?p=763
- http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2006/12/15/update-on-current-word-vulnerability-reports.aspx
- http://research.eeye.com/html/alerts/zeroday/20061212.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017390
- http://www.infoworld.com/article/06/12/13/HNthirdword_1.html
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/996892Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.milw0rm.com/sploits/12122006-djtest.docExploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454219/30/0/threadedExploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21589Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4997Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30885
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A332
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.