CVE-2006-2492

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: May 20, 2006 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:25 PM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorOfficeWorks Suite

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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploitation
CISA KEV
Exploit prediction
EPSS 48%
SSVC
Active

Actively Exploited

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog

EPSS Score48.1%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) estimates a 48.1% chance this CVE is exploited in the wild within the next 30 days — higher than 99% of all CVEs. It complements CVSS: a high EPSS on a mid-severity CVE can still be urgent.

Microsoft Word and Microsoft Works Suites contain a malformed object pointer which allows attackers to execute code.

Required Action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Ransomware Use
Unknown
Added to KEV
Jun 8, 2022
Remediation Due
Jun 22, 2022
1589 days overdue

Description

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

References (18)

Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken LinkPatchVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20153
VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKBroken LinkThird Party Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016130
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/446012
x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken LinkPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/919637.mspx
VDB Entryx_refsource_OSVDBBroken Link
http://www.osvdb.org/25635

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCActiveNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

8.8HIGHCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-120

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