HIGHCVSS v3.1 8.8Actively exploited · CISA KEV since 2022-06-08Vulnerability

CVE-2006-2492

Microsoft Word and Microsoft Works Suites contain a malformed object pointer which allows attackers to execute code.

Properties

Vulnerability name
Microsoft Word Malformed Object Pointer Vulnerability
First seen
2025-10-22T00:05:56+00:00
Cvss score
8.8
Epss score
0.48107
Last seen
2026-10-19T12:00:27+00:00
Due date
2022-06-22
Euvd assigner
certcc
Retrieved at
2026-10-21T01:24:45+00:00
Exploited euvd since
2022-06-08T00:00:00+00:00
Src batch id
epss_history-20261020T103617Z-728ddd
Source url
https://epss.empiricalsecurity.com/epss_scores-2026-10-19.csv.gz
Date added
2022-06-08
Score
8.8
Euvd base score version
3.1
Fetched at
2026-10-20T10:36:20+00:00
Cvss vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
In Signal since
initial import (Sep 2026)
Euvd base score
8.8
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Vendor project
Microsoft

Related Entities (8)

AFFECTS_PRODUCT (5)

→[Product]cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:works_suite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
→[Product]cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:xp:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
→[Product]cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2003:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
→[Product]cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2000:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
→[Product]cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2003:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*

DESCRIBES (1)

←[KEVEntry]Microsoft Word Malformed Object Pointer Vulnerability

HAS_WEAKNESS (1)

→[Weakness]Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')

INVOLVES (1)

←[Signal]kev_added · 2022-06-08

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