Vulnerability Details : CVE-2006-5994
Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Word 2000 and 2002, Office Word and Word Viewer 2003, Word 2004 and 2004 v. X for Mac, and Works 2004, 2005, and 2006 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Word document with a malformed string that triggers memory corruption, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-6456.
Vulnerability category: Memory CorruptionExecute code
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-5994
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 66.87%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 98 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2006-5994
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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9.3
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HIGH | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
8.6
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10.0
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NIST |
References for CVE-2006-5994
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https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A238
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http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-044A.html
US Government Resource
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21451
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30738
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http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2006/12/06/microsoft-security-advisory-929433-posted.aspx
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http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/929433.mspx
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http://blogs.securiteam.com/?p=759
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http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4866
Vendor Advisory
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-014
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http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/453906/100/0/threaded
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http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/453735/100/0/threaded
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http://securitytracker.com/id?1017339
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http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454061/100/0/threaded
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http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/167928
US Government Resource
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http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9005698&intsrc=hm_list
Products affected by CVE-2006-5994
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2000:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:xp:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2003:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2004:*:mac:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2002:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2003:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:works:2004:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:works:2006:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:works:2005:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word_viewer:2003:*:*:*:*:*:*:*