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CVE-2006-3493

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
10/07/2006
Last modified:
03/04/2025

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.

Impact

Vector 2.0
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 5.10 MEDIUM
Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): High
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): Physical
Integrity (I): Physical
Availability (A): Physical

Base Score 2.0
5.10
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
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:*:*:*:*:*:*

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page


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