CVE-2006-2492Buffer 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 m…
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CISA lists it as known exploited since Jun 8, 2022; federal agencies had to remediate by Jun 22, 2022. Treat that date as your deadline.
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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.
- CVSS
- 8.8 HIGH (v3.1, CISA ADP)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-120
- Known exploited
- Added to CISA KEV Jun 8, 2022; federal remediation due Jun 22, 2022Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- 48.11% (percentile 99)
- Assigned by
- certcc
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Oct 22, 2025
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
microsoft office microsoft:office | 2000; 2003; 2003; xp | NVD |
microsoft works_suite microsoft:works_suite | from 2000 through 2006 | NVD |
References
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-027vendor-advisory, x-refsource-ms, patch
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2068vdb-entry, signature, x-refsource-oval, broken-link
- http://isc.sans.org/diary.php?storyid=1345x-refsource-misc, exploit
- http://www.osvdb.org/25635vdb-entry, x-refsource-osvdb, broken-link
- http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/919637.mspxx-refsource-confirm, broken-link, patch, vendor-advisory
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1738vdb-entry, signature, x-refsource-oval, broken-link
- http://isc.sans.org/diary.php?storyid=1346x-refsource-misc, exploit
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-164A.htmlthird-party-advisory, x-refsource-cert, broken-link, us-government-resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1872vdb-entry, x-refsource-vupen, broken-link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18037vdb-entry, x-refsource-bid, broken-link, patch, third-party-advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20153third-party-advisory, x-refsource-secunia, broken-link, patch, vendor-advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26556vdb-entry, x-refsource-xf, third-party-advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/446012third-party-advisory, x-refsource-cert-vn, us-government-resource
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016130vdb-entry, x-refsource-sectrack, broken-link, third-party-advisory
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1418vdb-entry, signature, x-refsource-oval, broken-link
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-139A.htmlthird-party-advisory, x-refsource-cert, broken-link, us-government-resource
- http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2006/05/19/429353.aspxx-refsource-misc, broken-link
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2006-2492us-government-resource
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