Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 10, 2006· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2006-3493
CVE-2006-3493
Description
Buffer overflow in LsCreateLine function (mso_203) in mso.dll and mso9.dll, as used by Microsoft Word and possibly other products in Microsoft Office 2003, 2002, and 2000, allows remote user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted Word DOC or other Office file type. NOTE: this issue was originally reported to allow code execution, but on 20060710 Microsoft stated that code execution is not possible, and the original researcher agrees.
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Affected products
13cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 11 more
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2000:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2000:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2000:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2003:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2003:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2003:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2003:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:xp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:xp:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:xp:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:xp:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
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References
10- www.securityfocus.com/bid/18905nvdExploit
- blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2006/07/10/441006.aspxnvd
- lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-July/047732.htmlnvd
- marc.infonvd
- marc.infonvd
- securitytracker.com/idnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/439649/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/439878/100/0/threadednvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2720nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27617nvd
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