CVE-2006-3493

Summary

CVECVE-2006-3493
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2006-07-10 22:05:00 UTC
Updated2018-10-30 16:25:00 UTC
DescriptionBuffer 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Microsoft Office 2000 All All All
Application Microsoft Office 2000 sp1 All All
Application Microsoft Office 2000 sp2 All All
Application Microsoft Office 2000 sp3 All All
Application Microsoft Office 2003 All All All
Application Microsoft Office 2003 sp1 All All
Application Microsoft Office 2003 sp2 All All
Application Microsoft Office 2003 sp3 All All
Application Microsoft Office xp All All All
Application Microsoft Office xp sp1 All All
Application Microsoft Office xp sp2 All All
Application Microsoft Office xp sp3 All All
Application Microsoft Office 2000 All All All
Application Microsoft Office 2000 sp1 All All
Application Microsoft Office 2000 sp2 All All
Application Microsoft Office 2000 sp3 All All
Application Microsoft Office 2003 All All All
Application Microsoft Office 2003 sp1 All All
Application Microsoft Office 2003 sp2 All All
Application Microsoft Office 2003 sp3 All All
Application Microsoft Office xp All All All
Application Microsoft Office xp sp1 All All
Application Microsoft Office xp sp2 All All
Application Microsoft Office xp sp3 All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[Full-disclosure] Re: MS Word Unchecked Boundary ConditionVulnerability - POC FULLDISC lists.grok.org.uk
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH VUPEN www.vupen.com
SecurityFocus BUGTRAQ www.securityfocus.com
'[Full-disclosure] Fuzzing Microsoft Office' - MARC FULLDISC marc.info
IBM X-Force Exchange XF exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
'[Full-disclosure] MS Word Unchecked Boundary Condition' - MARC FULLDISC marc.info
The Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) : Information about claims about unchecked boundary condition vulnerability in Word MISC blogs.technet.com
SecurityFocus BUGTRAQ www.securityfocus.com
SecurityTracker.com Archives - Microsoft Office LsCreateLine() Function May Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code SECTRACK securitytracker.com
Microsoft Office MSO.DLL LsCreateLine() Potential Code Execution Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Exploit
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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