Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 11, 2006· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2006-6456
CVE-2006-6456
Description
Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Word 2000, 2002, and 2003 and Word Viewer 2003 allows remote attackers to execute code via unspecified vectors related to malformed data structures that trigger memory corruption, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-5994.
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Affected products
12- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word_viewer:2003:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
21- blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2006/12/10/new-report-of-a-word-zero-day.aspxnvdVendor Advisory
- isc.sans.org/diary.phpnvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/23205nvdVendor Advisory
- vil.mcafeesecurity.com/vil/content/v_141056.htmnvdVendor Advisory
- vil.mcafeesecurity.com/vil/content/v_vul27249.htmnvdVendor Advisory
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/166700nvdThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-044A.htmlnvdUS Government Resource
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-12/0199.htmlnvd
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-12/0215.htmlnvd
- securitytracker.com/idnvd
- securitytracker.com/idnvd
- www.osvdb.org/30825nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454069/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454072/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454093/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/21518nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4920nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0435nvd
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-014nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30806nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A746nvd
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