CVE-2006-3059

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Excel 2000 through 2004 allows remote user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors. NOTE: this is a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-3086.

9.3

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 75.42% Top 5%

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

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/802324	third party advisory us government resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/437636/100/0/threaded	mailing list
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-037	vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A537	vdb entry signature
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27179	vdb entry
http://blogs.securiteam.com/?p=451
http://www.osvdb.org/26527	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/20686	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-167A.html	third party advisory us government resource
http://isc.sans.org/diary.php?storyid=1420
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016316	vdb entry
http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2006/06/16/436174.aspx
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2755	vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18422	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/437936/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-192A.html	third party advisory us government resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2361	vdb entry vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-3059?: CVE-2006-3059 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-3059?: To fix CVE-2006-3059, 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-2006-3059 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-3059 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~75% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.