CVE-2006-3656 Memory corruption in n/a
User-assisted attackers can cause memory corruption and potentially execute code by tricking users into closing a crafted PowerPoint file.
- 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-2006-3656?
CVE-2006-3656 is a low-severity memory corruption 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 Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 allows user-assisted attackers to cause memory corruption via a crafted PowerPoint file, which triggers the corruption when the file is closed. NOTE: due to the lack of available details as of 20060717, it is unclear how this is related to CVE-2006-3655, CVE-2006-3660, and CVE-2006-3590, although it is possible that they are all different.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-3656?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Powerpoint.
How do I fix CVE-2006-3656?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-3656 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-2006-3656 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-3656 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Powerpoint
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p2jj-q38r-qrq2.