CVE-2006-0033

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Office 2003 SP1 and SP2, Office XP SP3, Office 2000 SP3, and other products, allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PNG image that triggers memory corruption when it is parsed.

9.3

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 45.77% Top 5%

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

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016470	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/21013	third party advisory vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A163	vdb entry signature
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/459388	third party advisory us government resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2757	vdb entry vendor advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-039	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18913	vdb entry patch
http://www.fortinet.com/FortiGuardCenter/advisory/FG-2006-22.html
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-192A.html	third party advisory us government resource
http://www.osvdb.org/27147	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-0033?: CVE-2006-0033 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-0033?: To fix CVE-2006-0033, 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-2006-0033 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-0033 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~46% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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