The RichEdit component in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2, and 2003 SP1; Office 2000…
Priority MEDIUM 64Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The RichEdit component in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2, and 2003 SP1; Office 2000 SP3, XP SP3, 2003 SP2, and Office 2004 for Mac; and Learning Essentials for Microsoft Office 1.0, 1.1, and 1.5 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed OLE object in an RTF file, which triggers memory corruption.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.31301 98th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 10
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:learning_essentials:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:learning_essentials:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:learning_essentials:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2000:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2000 sp3 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2003:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2003 sp2 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:xp:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* | xp sp3 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp4:*:fr:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | sp1 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:tablet_pc:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:learning_essentials:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:learning_essentials:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:learning_essentials:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2000:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2000 sp3 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2003:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2003 sp2 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:xp:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions xp sp3 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp4:*:fr:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions sp1 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:tablet_pc:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Microsoft
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-1311
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2mhx-hwp3-8q55
References
Sources
- CVE-2006-1311 · CVE Program
- CVE-2006-1311 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2mhx-hwp3-8q55 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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