CVE-2006-3647

Description

Integer overflow in Microsoft Word 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004 for Mac, and v.X for Mac allows remote user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted string in a Word document, which overflows a 16-bit integer length value, aka "Memmove Code Execution," a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-3651 and CVE-2006-4693.

Category

9.3
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 9.96% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com Vendor Advisory microsoft.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20341 vdb entry third party advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4 vdb entry third party advisory signature
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017032 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/449179/100/0/threaded vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3979 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/448417/100/0/threaded mailing list
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-060 vendor advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/29440 vdb entry broken link
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-10/0211.html mailing list broken link

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-3647?
CVE-2006-3647 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-3647?
To fix CVE-2006-3647, 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-2006-3647 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2006-3647 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~10% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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