Microsoft · Word
CVE-2006-2492
Microsoft Word Malformed Object Pointer Vulnerability
What it is
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.
CISA: Microsoft Word and Microsoft Works Suites contain a malformed object pointer which allows attackers to execute code.
What to do
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Deadline for US federal agencies: June 22, 2022
- Added to the CISA list
- June 8, 2022
- Published
- May 20, 2006
- Severity
- High 8.8 CVSS 3.1
- Chance of attacks in the next 30 days (EPSS)
- 48% in the top 1.1% of all known vulnerabilities
- Weakness
- CWE-120
- More details
- NVD · CVE.org · CISA
All references (17)
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-027
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2068
- http://isc.sans.org/diary.php?storyid=1345
- http://www.osvdb.org/25635
- http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/919637.mspx
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1738
- http://isc.sans.org/diary.php?storyid=1346
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-164A.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1872
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18037
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20153
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26556
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/446012
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016130
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1418
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-139A.html
- http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2006/05/19/429353.aspx
More exploited flaws from Microsoft
| Added | Vulnerability | Product | Severity | Attack chance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12, 2023 | Information Disclosure | Word | Medium 6.5 | 20% |
| Mar 28, 2022 | Remote Code Execution | Word | High 7.8 | 53% |
| Feb 15, 2022 | Memory Corruption | Word | High 7.8 | 78% |
| Oct 13, 2026 | Command Injection | Windows | High 8.8 | 9.8% |
| Sep 25, 2026 | Code Injection | SharePoint | High 8.8 | 8.2% |
| Sep 8, 2026 | Link Following | Windows | High 7.8 | 0.4% |
| Sep 8, 2026 | Heap-Based Buffer Overflow | Windows | High 7.8 | 0.4% |
| Aug 26, 2026 | Remote Code Execution | SQL Server | High 8.8 | 57% |
Sources: Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (CISA, public domain), CVE records (cve.org) and EPSS (FIRST). The chance of attacks is the EPSS estimate that someone will try to exploit the flaw in the next 30 days.