CVE-2006-2492 – Microsoft Word Malformed Object Pointer Vulnerability

https://notcve.org/view.php?id=CVE-2006-2492

Buffer overflow in Microsoft Word in Office 2000 SP3, Office XP SP3, Office 2003 Sp1 and SP2, and Microsoft Works Suites through 2006, allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed object pointer, as originally reported by ISC on 20060519 for a zero-day attack. Microsoft Word and Microsoft Works Suites contain a malformed object pointer which allows attackers to execute code. • http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2006/05/19/429353.aspx http://isc.sans.org/diary.php?storyid=1345 http://isc.sans.org/diary.php?storyid=1346 http://secunia.com/advisories/20153 http://securitytracker.com/id?1016130 http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/446012 http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/919637.mspx http://www.osvdb.org/25635 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18037 http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-139A.html http://www.us- • CWE-120: Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow') •