CVE-2006-0028

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Excel 2000, 2002, and 2003, in Microsoft Office 2000 SP3 and other packages, allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a BIFF parsing format file containing malformed BOOLERR records that lead to memory corruption, probably involving invalid pointers.

5.1

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 51.68% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory microsoft.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0950	vdb entry vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1411	vdb entry signature
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1509	vdb entry signature
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1158	vdb entry signature
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/583	third party advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-069.htm
http://secunia.com/advisories/19238	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/339878	third party advisory us government resource
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-073A.html	third party advisory us government resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/19138	third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427632/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015766	vdb entry patch
http://www.osvdb.org/23899	vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1635	vdb entry signature
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-012	vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25225	vdb entry
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-004.html

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-0028?: CVE-2006-0028 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-0028?: To fix CVE-2006-0028, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2006-0028 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-0028 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~52% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.