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CVE-2006-2492

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.

CVSS 8.8 · HighBuzz score 42.5KEV listed

Buzz score

Why this CVE is surfacing

Buzz score total 42.5

This all-time snapshot uses the same composite formula as Trending across a 30-year evidence window, rather than a current rolling window.

Buzz score components · mention 11.0 · diversity 6.5 · KEV 25.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0
Mention score
11.0
2 evidence mentions in the snapshot
Diversity score
6.5
2 sources across 1 categories
KEV score
25.0
Known exploited vulnerability present
OTX score
0.0
0 OTX pulses
PoC score
0.0
0 repos · best confidence N/A
Best PoC traction
0
Maximum stars on a matched PoC repo

Why it matters now

Mention timeline

Total mentions
0
within the 30d window
Peak daily
0
highest bucket

Evidence

Source links by recency

Newest mentions first
2 source links · newest first
  • Find potential exploit conditions in Microsoft Office documentsHelp Net Security

    OfficeCat is a command line utility developed by the Sourcefire VRT that can be used to process Microsoft Office Documents to determine the presence of potential exploit conditions in the file. Officecat is available for Windows and Linux. Vulnerabilities checked by OfficeCat: CVE-2006-0001 CVE-2006-1301 CVE-2006-1306 CVE-2006-1308 CVE-2006-1540 CVE-2006-2492 CVE-2006-3014 CVE-2006-3086 CVE-2006-3431 CVE-2006-3432 CVE-2006-3493 CVE-2006-3590 CVE-2006-3656 CVE-2006-3864 CVE-2006-3865 CVE-2006-3875 CVE-2006-3876 CVE-2006-3877 CVE-2006-4534 CVE-2006-4694 CVE-2006-4700 CVE-2006-4701 CVE-2006-5994 CVE-2006-5995 CVE-2006-6456 CVE-2006-6561 CVE-2007-0027 CVE-2007-0030 CVE-2007-0031 CVE-2007-0515 CVE-2007-0671 CVE-2007-1203 CVE-2007-1214 … More →

    newswww.helpnetsecurity.comNov 2, 2009, 3:02 PM
  • Microsoft: Rogue ‘Security’ Software a Rising ThreatCSO Online

    Fake security software programs along with attacks using vulnerabilities in applications continued to pester Internet users in the last half of 2008, according to Microsoft’s latest security report. The bogus security software programs often offer a free scan that falsely says a user’s computer is infected. If installed, the programs are ineffective against malicious software. […]

    newswww.csoonline.comApr 9, 2009, 3:00 PM

Exploit code

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