Buffer overflow in Microsoft Word in Office 2000 SP3, Office XP SP3, Office 2003 Sp1 and…
Priority CRITICAL 97Exploited in the wildCWE-120Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-120 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Active In CISA KEV since 2022-06-08CISA due date 2022-06-22
EPSS 0.48107 98th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Active
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
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 · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2000:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2000 sp3 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2003:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2003 sp1 | 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:a:microsoft:works_suite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2000 – 2006 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2000:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2000 sp3 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2003:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2003 sp1 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:a:microsoft:works_suite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2000 – 2006 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2022-06-08 Added to CISA KEV
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-2492
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pvcc-qqxr-p978
References
More Microsoft Office vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-09240 Microsoft Outlook Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2019-01013 A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Excel software when the… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2019-00335 Command injection in Microsoft Office KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2018-00739 Out-of-bounds write in Microsoft Equation Editor KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2015-02130 Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 SP3, Word 2007 SP3, PowerPoint 2010 SP2, Word 2010 SP2… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2015-01588 Microsoft Office 2013 SP1 and 2013 RT SP1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2006-2492 · CVE Program
- CVE-2006-2492 · NVD
- CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pvcc-qqxr-p978 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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