# CVE-2006-3590: Memory corruption in n/a

> User-assisted attackers can execute arbitrary commands via a malformed PPT file exploiting memory corruption in Microsoft PowerPoint.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.1 (`AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 14 Jul 2006
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-rh8h-gpvg-vg6q

## What is CVE-2006-3590?

CVE-2006-3590 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Powerpoint, published on 14 Jul 2006. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

mso.dll, as used by Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 through 2003, allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a malformed shape container in a PPT file that leads to memory corruption, as exploited by Trojan.PPDropper.B, a different issue than CVE-2006-1540 and CVE-2006-3493.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-3590?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Microsoft Powerpoint.

## How do I fix CVE-2006-3590?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-3590 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2006-3590 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-3590 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Powerpoint

- [CVE-2010-2572](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-2572/): Microsoft PowerPoint Buffer Overflow (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2011-3396](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-3396/): Path traversal in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2011-1270](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-1270/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2011-0976](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-0976/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2010-3141](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-3141/): Path traversal in n/a (critical 9.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2006-3590 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2006-3590 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Powerpoint, published on 14 Jul 2006. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-3590 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Microsoft Powerpoint. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-3590/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-3590/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-3590
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-3590
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2006-3590

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