CVE-2006-3864 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code by tricking users into opening malicious Office documents, requiring user interaction to trigger memory corruption.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2006-3864?
CVE-2006-3864 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Office, published on 10 Oct 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 mso.dll in Microsoft Office 2000, XP, and 2003, and Microsoft PowerPoint 2000, XP, and 2003, allows remote user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed record in a (1) .DOC, (2) .PPT, or (3) .XLS file that triggers memory corruption, related to an "array boundary condition" (possibly an array index overflow), a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-3434, CVE-2006-3650, and CVE-2006-3868.
Weakness: CWE-94
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-3864?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Microsoft Office, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Visio.
How do I fix CVE-2006-3864?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-3864 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-2006-3864 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-3864 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9v54-c9j8-fw7m.