Buffer overflow in Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) SDK 6.0 through 6.4, as…
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Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Buffer overflow in Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) SDK 6.0 through 6.4, as used by Microsoft Office 2000 SP3, Office XP SP3, Project 2000 SR1, Project 2002 SP1, Access 2000 Runtime SP3, Visio 2002 SP2, and Works Suite 2004 through 2006, allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified document properties that are not verified when VBA is invoked to open documents.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.1017 95th 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 · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_basic:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.2 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_basic:6.2:*:sdk:*:*:*:*:* | 6.2 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_basic:6.3:*:sdk:*:*:*:*:* | 6.3 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_basic:6.4:*:sdk:*:*:*:*:* | 6.4 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_basic:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_basic:6.2:*:sdk:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_basic:6.3:*:sdk:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.3 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_basic:6.4:*:sdk:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.4 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-3649
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3hf5-qqhv-2j5x
References
More Microsoft Visual Basic vulnerabilities
- TI-2012-01640 The TabStrip ActiveX control in the Common Controls in MSCOMCTL.OCX in Microsoft Office… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2012-00154 The (1) ListView, (2) ListView2, (3) TreeView, and (4) TreeView2 ActiveX controls in… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2003-00327 Heap-based buffer overflow in VBE.DLL and VBE6.DLL of Microsoft Visual Basic for… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2008-03546 Heap-based buffer overflow in the MaskedEdit ActiveX control in Msmask32.ocx 6.0.81.69… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2008-04076 Heap-based buffer overflow in mscomct2.ocx (aka Windows Common ActiveX control or… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2007-00061 Heap-based buffer overflow in Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) Automation in Microsoft… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
Sources
- CVE-2006-3649 · CVE Program
- CVE-2006-3649 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3hf5-qqhv-2j5x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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