CVE-2006-0033 Memory corruption in n/a

What is CVE-2006-0033?

CVE-2006-0033 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Office, published on 11 Jul 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Office 2003 SP1 and SP2, Office XP SP3, Office 2000 SP3, and other products, allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PNG image that triggers memory corruption when it is parsed.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-0033?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Microsoft Office.

How do I fix CVE-2006-0033?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-0033 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2006-0033 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-0033 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office

• CVE-2018-0798 Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2015-1770 Microsoft Office Uninitialized Memory Use Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2006-2492 Microsoft Word Malformed Object Pointer Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2018-0802 Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Exploited High 7.8
• CVE-2017-11882 Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Exploited High 7.8

All Microsoft Office vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-frqr-qh4q-9qmf.