CVE-2006-3655 Code injection in n/a
User-assisted attackers can execute arbitrary code via a crafted PowerPoint file in Microsoft PowerPoint 2003.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2006-3655?
CVE-2006-3655 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in Microsoft Powerpoint, published on 17 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
Unspecified vulnerability in mso.dll in Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PowerPoint file. NOTE: due to the lack of available details as of 20060717, it is unclear how this is related to CVE-2006-3656, CVE-2006-3660, and CVE-2006-3590, although it is possible that they are all different.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-3655?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Powerpoint.
How do I fix CVE-2006-3655?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-3655 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2006-3655 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-3655 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Powerpoint
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h95h-vwpr-fwvm.