High severity8.8CISA KEVNVD Advisory· Published May 20, 2006· Updated Apr 16, 2026
CVE-2006-2492
CVE-2006-2492
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 products
5Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
18- secunia.com/advisories/20153nvdBroken LinkPatchVendor Advisory
- www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/919637.mspxnvdBroken LinkPatchVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/18037nvdBroken LinkPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-027nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- isc.sans.org/diary.phpnvdExploit
- isc.sans.org/diary.phpnvdExploit
- securitytracker.com/idnvdBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/446012nvdThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-139A.htmlnvdBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-164A.htmlnvdBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26556nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2006/05/19/429353.aspxnvdBroken Link
- www.osvdb.org/25635nvdBroken Link
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1872nvdBroken Link
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1418nvdBroken Link
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1738nvdBroken Link
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2068nvdBroken Link
- www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalognvdUS Government Resource
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