CVE-2006-6561
N/A
Published: December 14, 2006 at 06:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:33 PM UTC
4 products affected across 1 vendorOfficeWordWord Viewer
Using N/A by N/A?
Get instant alerts when new vulnerabilities affect N/A - before attackers find them.
Real-time alertsTrack your software stackFree plan available
Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 41%
Description
Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Word 2000, 2002, and Word Viewer 2003 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted DOC file that triggers memory corruption, as demonstrated via the 12122006-djtest.doc file, a different issue than CVE-2006-5994 and CVE-2006-6456.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (12)
x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://research.eeye.com/html/alerts/zeroday/20061212.htmlx_refsource_MISC
Source: [email protected]
http://www.infoworld.com/article/06/12/13/HNthirdword_1.htmlThird Party Advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
Source: [email protected]
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/996892Mailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploit
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454219/30/0/threadedQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfo
Get alerted
Stop reading CVE feeds looking for your own stack
Track the products you run and VulnTracker tells you when a new CVE affects them — with what is known about fixing it, and nothing about the rest.
Free plan, no card