CVE-2006-5574

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the Brazilian Portuguese Grammar Checker in Microsoft Office 2003 and the Multilingual Interface for Office 2003, Project 2003, and Visio 2003 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted text that is not properly parsed.

9.3

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 39.16% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com Vendor Advisory microsoft.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017486	vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/457274/100/0/threaded	vendor advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/31251	vdb entry broken link
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-001	vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0102	vdb entry third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23671	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21942	vdb entry third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-5574?: CVE-2006-5574 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-5574?: To fix CVE-2006-5574, 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-2006-5574 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-5574 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~39% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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