CVE-2006-2492

Microsoft Word: Malformed Object Pointer

As of , CVE-2006-2492 in Microsoft Word is on CISA's list of exploited vulnerabilities: CISA listed it on . Our patch-first group: Patch soon.

Exploited
Yes: CISA listed it on 8 June 2022
US federal deadline
22 June 202214 days after CISA listed it. US federal civilian agencies must fix it by then.
Used in ransomware campaigns
Not known to CISA
EPSS score
0.48Higher than 98% of the CVEs EPSS scores. EPSS estimates the chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS when listed
0.27 on 8 June 2022EPSS on the day CISA listed it.
Public exploit
None foundNeither Metasploit nor Exploit-DB lists one.
Fix
No vendor link in CISA's entry

What CISA says to do

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

CISA's required action

What the flaw is

Microsoft Word and Microsoft Works Suites contain a malformed object pointer which allows attackers to execute code.

CISA's 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.

The CVE record's description, from certcc

CVE published
20 May 2006
Assigned by
certcc
CVSS
8.8 High (CVSS 3.1, from CISA-ADP)
CWE-120
Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
CISA SSVC, exploitation
active
CISA SSVC, automatable
no
CISA SSVC, technical impact
total

Timeline

  1. The CVE record was published.
  2. CISA added it to its list of exploited vulnerabilities.
  3. The US federal deadline to fix it.

Word: other exploited entries

VulnerabilityProductOur groupListedDeadlineEPSS
CVE-2014-1761Memory CorruptionMicrosoft WordPatch this weekMetasploit module; EPSS 0.77; verified Exploit-DB entry0.77
CVE-2012-2539Remote Code ExecutionMicrosoft WordPatch this weekEPSS 0.530.53
CVE-2023-36761Information DisclosureMicrosoft WordPatch soon0.20

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