CVE-2006-1311

Description

The RichEdit component in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2, and 2003 SP1; Office 2000 SP3, XP SP3, 2003 SP2, and Office 2004 for Mac; and Learning Essentials for Microsoft Office 1.0, 1.1, and 1.5 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed OLE object in an RTF file, which triggers memory corruption.

9.3

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 68.60% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory microsoft.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0582	vdb entry
http://www.osvdb.org/31886	vdb entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017640	vdb entry
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/368132	third party advisory us government resource
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017641	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21876	vdb entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-044A.html	third party advisory us government resource
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-013	vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30592	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/24152	third party advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1090	vdb entry signature

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-1311?: CVE-2006-1311 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-1311?: To fix CVE-2006-1311, 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-2006-1311 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-1311 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~69% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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