CVE-2006-3876

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in PowerPoint in Microsoft Office 2000, Office 2002, Office 2003, Office 2004 for Mac, and Office v.X for Mac allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Data record in a PPT file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-3435 and CVE-2006-4694.

Category

9.3
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 38.26% Top 5%
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/archive/1/449179/100/0/threaded vendor advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/938196 third party advisory us government resource
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A453 vdb entry third party advisory signature
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20322 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3977 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/29447 vdb entry broken link
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-058 vendor advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017030 vdb entry third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-3876?
CVE-2006-3876 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-3876?
To fix CVE-2006-3876, 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-2006-3876 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2006-3876 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~38% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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