CVE-2006-3449

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Published: August 9, 2006 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:27 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorPowerPoint

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 43%

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 through 2003, possibly a buffer overflow, allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a malformed record in the BIFF file format used in a PPT file, a different issue than CVE-2006-1540, aka "Microsoft PowerPoint Malformed Record Vulnerability."

Affected

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

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (9)

Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1342
VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016657
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNPatchUS Government Resource
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/884252
VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19341
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_CERTPatchUS Government Resource
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-220A.html

CVSS

Confidentiality
PARTIAL
Integrity
PARTIAL
Availability
PARTIAL
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
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