CVE-2006-4694

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in PowerPoint in Microsoft Office 2000, Office XP and Office 2003 allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted record in a PPT file, as exploited by malware such as Exploit:Win32/Controlppt.W, Exploit:Win32/Controlppt.X, and Exploit-PPT.d/Trojan.PPDropper.F. NOTE: it has been reported that the attack vector involves SlideShowWindows.View.GotoNamedShow.

Category

9.3
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 46.46% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com Vendor Advisory microsoft.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.osvdb.org/29259 vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3794 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-283A.html third party advisory us government resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/449179/100/0/threaded vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A269 vdb entry signature
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/447831/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/231204 third party advisory us government resource
http://www.avertlabs.com/research/blog/?p=95
http://secunia.com/advisories/22127 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/925984.mspx
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20226 vdb entry
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016937 vdb entry
http://vil.nai.com/vil/content/v_140666.htm
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29225 vdb entry
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-058 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-4694?
CVE-2006-4694 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-4694?
To fix CVE-2006-4694, 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-2006-4694 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2006-4694 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~46% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
This platform uses data from the NIST NVD, MITRE CVE, MITRE CWE, First.org and CISA KEV but is not endorsed or certified by these entities. CVE is a registred trademark of the MITRE Corporation and the authoritative source of CVE content is MITRE's CVE web site. CWE is a registred trademark of the MITRE Corporation and the authoritative source of CWE content is MITRE's CWE web site.
© 2025 Under My Watch. All Rights Reserved.