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CVE-2006-2492

HIGH CVSS: 8.8 Published: 2006-05-20 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

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 reported by ISC on 20060519 for a zero-day attack.

Affected Platforms

Microsoft OfficeMicrosoft Works Suite

Weakness Type

CWE-120, CWE-120

References