CVE-2006-2492: Microsoft Word Malformed Object Pointer Vulnerability
First published: Sat May 20 2006(Updated: )
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.
Credit: cret@cert.org cret@cert.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Office | =2000-sp3 | |
| Microsoft Office | =2003-sp1 | |
| Microsoft Office | =2003-sp2 | |
| Microsoft Office | =xp-sp3 | |
| Microsoft Works Suite | >=2000<=2006 | |
| Microsoft Word for Android | =2003 | |
| Microsoft Word for Android |
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Reference Links
- http://isc.sans.org/diary.php?storyid=1345
- http://isc.sans.org/diary.php?storyid=1346
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/446012
- http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2006/05/19/429353.aspx
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-139A.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18037
- http://www.osvdb.org/25635
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016130
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20153
- http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/919637.mspx
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-164A.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1872
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26556
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2068
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1738
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1418
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-027
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-2492
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