CVE-2006-6456

N/A Unknown
Published: December 11, 2006 Modified: April 23, 2026
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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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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-12/0199.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-12/0215.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2006/12/10/new-report-of-a-word-zero-day.aspx
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://isc.sans.org/diary.php?storyid=1925
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23205
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017358
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017579
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://vil.mcafeesecurity.com/vil/content/v_141056.htm
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://vil.mcafeesecurity.com/vil/content/v_vul27249.htm
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/166700
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.osvdb.org/30825
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454069/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454072/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454093/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21518
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-044A.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4920
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0435
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-014
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30806
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A746
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-12/0199.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-12/0215.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2006/12/10/new-report-of-a-word-zero-day.aspx
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://isc.sans.org/diary.php?storyid=1925
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23205
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017358
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017579
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://vil.mcafeesecurity.com/vil/content/v_141056.htm
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://vil.mcafeesecurity.com/vil/content/v_vul27249.htm
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/166700
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.osvdb.org/30825
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454069/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454072/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454093/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21518
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-044A.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4920
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0435
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-014
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30806
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A746
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

42 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
59.6%
98th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

microsoft