CVE-2006-2492

Published May 20, 2006 CVSS 3.1 · 8.8 High EPSS 48.1% KEV · Listed
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.

Remediation

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Advisories

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics kev

{'dateAdded': '2022-06-08'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'active', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
certcc
Published
Updated
Oct 22, 2025, 12:05 AM
Reserved
May 19, 2006, 12:00 AM
Status
Analyzed
Published
May 20, 2006, 12:02 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:25 PM