CVE-2006-3434

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Office 2000, XP, 2003, 2004 for Mac, and v.X for Mac allows remote user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted string that triggers memory corruption.

9.3

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 25.06% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com Vendor Advisory microsoft.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/234900	third party advisory us government resource
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A389	vdb entry third party advisory signature
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/449179/100/0/threaded	vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3981	vdb entry third party advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-062	vendor advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017034	vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20382	vdb entry third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22339	third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-3434?: CVE-2006-3434 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-3434?: To fix CVE-2006-3434, 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-2006-3434 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-3434 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~25% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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