CVE-2006-3868

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Office XP and 2003 allows remote user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed Smart Tag.

5.1

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 54.11% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com Vendor Advisory microsoft.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.osvdb.org/29430	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/449179/100/0/threaded	vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3981	vdb entry
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-062	vendor advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017034	vdb entry
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/807780	third party advisory us government resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/22339	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20320	vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A740	vdb entry signature

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-3868?: CVE-2006-3868 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-3868?: To fix CVE-2006-3868, 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-2006-3868 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-3868 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~54% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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