CVE-2006-3655

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Published Jul 17, 2006 CVSS 2.0 · 5.1 Medium EPSS 20.9% KEV · Not listed

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in mso.dll in Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PowerPoint file. NOTE: due to the lack of available details as of 20060717, it is unclear how this is related to CVE-2006-3656, CVE-2006-3660, and CVE-2006-3590, although it is possible that they are all different.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:powerpoint:2003:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:powerpoint:2003:sp1::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:powerpoint:2003:sp2::::::

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Remediation

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

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Access Vector Network

Access Complexity High

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 20.9% (20.891% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/21061
http://www.osvdb.org/27325
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/440107/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/440370/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/440867/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18993
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2815
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27781

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Powerpoint

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 6:39 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jul 17, 2006, 7:00 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 6:39 PM
Reserved: Jul 17, 2006, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:27 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Jul 18, 2006, 3:47 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:27 PM

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