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

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

20 May 2006 — 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 • CWE-120: Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow') •