CVE-2006-2492
Microsoft Word Malformed Object Pointer Vulnerability is confirmed as actively exploited and is listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Required action
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CISA notes
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/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.
Severity
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation Context
as of October 13, 2026- CISA added CVE-2006-2492 to the KEV catalog 5,863 days after its CVE record was published.
- It is one of 390 Microsoft entries in the CISA KEV catalog, and one of 166 added in 2022.
- Its current EPSS score (48.1%) is higher than that of 49% of CISA KEV entries.
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| - | - | n/a |
References
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