What is CVE-2006-2492?

CVE-2006-2492 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Office, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2006-05-20.

How severe is CVE-2006-2492?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2006-2492 known to be exploited?

Yes. CVE-2006-2492 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-06-08), indicating it is being actively exploited. 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.

Buffer overflow in Microsoft Office

CVE-2006-2492

Buffer overflow in Microsoft Word in Office 2000 SP3, Office XP SP3, Office 2003 Sp1 and SP2, and Microsoft Works Suites through 2006, allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed object pointer, as originally r…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.484 (98.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Microsoft Office — versions 2000, 2003, xp
Microsoft Works_suite
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-120 — Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow)

CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

This CVE is on the CISA KEV catalog, added on 2022-06-08. CISA KEV inclusion means CISA has confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; US federal agencies are required to remediate within a published due date.

BOD 22-01 due date: 2022-06-22.

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cret@cert.org (x_refsource_MS, vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
cret@cert.org (Broken Link, x_refsource_OVAL, signature, vdb-entry)
cret@cert.org (Exploit, x_refsource_MISC)
cret@cert.org (x_refsource_OSVDB, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
cret@cert.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
cret@cert.org (Broken Link, x_refsource_OVAL, signature, vdb-entry)
cret@cert.org (Exploit, x_refsource_MISC)
cret@cert.org (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_CERT, Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
cret@cert.org (vdb-entry, Broken Link, x_refsource_VUPEN)
cret@cert.org (Patch, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2006-2492?: CVE-2006-2492 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Office, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2006-05-20.
How severe is CVE-2006-2492?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2006-2492 known to be exploited?: Yes. CVE-2006-2492 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-06-08), indicating it is being actively exploited. 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.