#VU1175 Remote code execution in Microsoft products - CVE-2006-2492

Vulnerability identifier: #VU1175

Vulnerability risk: Critical

CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Red

CVE-ID: CVE-2006-2492

CWE-ID: CWE-120

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild

Vulnerable software:

Word Viewer
Microsoft Office
Works Suite

Software vendor:

Microsoft

The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The weakness is due to buffer overflow. By persuading the victim to open a specially crafted Word file containing a malformed object pointer, a remote attacker can execute arbitrary code.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.

Note: this vulnerability was being actively exploited.

Microsoft Office 2000 Service Pack 3
Microsoft Word 2000 - https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=507D97B5-8B20-41B2-AE8B-27F2BF5198CD

Microsoft Office XP Service Pack 3
Microsoft Word 2002 - https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=4CDE644B-BE05-4680-B0EF-DF563095563C

Microsoft Office 2003 Service Pack 1 or Service Pack 2
Microsoft Word 2003 - https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=ADEA09B4-481A-4908-8B77-0630AC679CAC
Microsoft Word Viewer 2003 - https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=6089B843-61FF-469F-A38B-BD4FFEFF0552

Microsoft Works Suites:
Microsoft Works Suite 2000 - https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=507D97B5-8B20-41B2-AE8B-27F2BF5198CD
Microsoft Works Suite 2001 - https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=507D97B5-8B20-41B2-AE8B-27F2BF5198CD
Microsoft Works Suite 2002 - https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=4CDE644B-BE05-4680-B0EF-DF563095563C
Microsoft Works Suite 2003 - https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=4CDE644B-BE05-4680-B0EF-DF563095563C
Microsoft Works Suite 2004 - https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=4CDE644B-BE05-4680-B0EF-DF563095563C
Microsoft Works Suite 2005 - https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=4CDE644B-BE05-4680-B0EF-DF563095563C
Microsoft Works Suite 2006 - https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=4CDE644B-BE05-4680-B0EF-DF563095563C

• https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms06-027.aspx