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Status published
Critical
CVE-2006-6456
Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Word 2000, 2002, and 2003 and...
Vulnerability Description
Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Word 2000, 2002, and 2003 and Word Viewer 2003 allows remote attackers to execute code via unspecified vectors related to malformed data structures that trigger memory corruption, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-5994.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-12/0215.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A746
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017579
- http://vil.mcafeesecurity.com/vil/content/v_vul27249.htm
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23205
- http://isc.sans.org/diary.php?storyid=1925
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454069/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21518
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454093/100/0/threaded
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0435
- http://www.osvdb.org/30825
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-044A.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30806
- http://vil.mcafeesecurity.com/vil/content/v_141056.htm
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-12/0199.html
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-014
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/166700
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4920
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454072/100/0/threaded
- http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2006/12/10/new-report-of-a-word-zero-day.aspx
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017358
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office, word, word viewer, works
Vulnerable Versions:
2000, 2003, 2004, xp, 2002, 2005, 2006
Timeline
Official Publish:
December 11th, 2006
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.