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CVE-2006-3653

• Severity: low (CVSS 2.6 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 14.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2006-07-17 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

wksss.exe 8.4.702.0 in Microsoft Works Spreadsheet 8.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption or crash) via crafted (1) Works, (2) Excel, and (3) Lotus 1-2-3 files.

Affected products

• Microsoft Works: 8.0

References

• http://securitytracker.com/id?1016504
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/440056/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18989
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2813
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1016504
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/440056/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18989
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2813

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