CVE-2006-3493

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.1 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 40.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2006-07-10 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Buffer 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.

Affected products

Microsoft Office: 2000, 2000-sp1, 2000-sp2, 2000-sp3, 2003, 2003-sp1 (+6)

References

http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2006/07/10/441006.aspx
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-July/047732.html
http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=115231380526820&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=115261598510657&w=2
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016453
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/439649/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/439878/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18905
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2720
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27617
http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2006/07/10/441006.aspx
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-July/047732.html

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