CVE-2006-6456

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Word 2000, 2002, and 2003 and Word Viewer 2003 allows remote attackers to execute code via unspecified vectors related to malformed data structures that trigger memory corruption, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-5994.

9.3

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 56.57% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory microsoft.com Vendor Advisory technet.com Vendor Advisory sans.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory mcafeesecurity.com Vendor Advisory mcafeesecurity.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-12/0215.html	mailing list
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A746	vdb entry signature
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017579	vdb entry
http://vil.mcafeesecurity.com/vil/content/v_vul27249.htm	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23205	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://isc.sans.org/diary.php?storyid=1925	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454069/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21518	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454093/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0435	vdb entry
http://www.osvdb.org/30825	vdb entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-044A.html	third party advisory us government resource
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30806	vdb entry
http://vil.mcafeesecurity.com/vil/content/v_141056.htm	vendor advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-12/0199.html	mailing list
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-014	vendor advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/166700	third party advisory us government resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4920	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454072/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2006/12/10/new-report-of-a-word-zero-day.aspx	vendor advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017358	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-6456?: CVE-2006-6456 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-6456?: To fix CVE-2006-6456, 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-2006-6456 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-6456 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~57% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.