CVE-2006-3868 Code injection in n/a

Medium 5.1 Published Updated

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code in Microsoft Office XP and 2003 by tricking users into opening a malformed Smart Tag.

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-2006-3868?

CVE-2006-3868 is a medium-severity code injection 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 Microsoft Office XP and 2003 allows remote user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed Smart Tag.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-3868?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Microsoft Office.

How do I fix CVE-2006-3868?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-3868 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-2006-3868 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-3868 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Microsoft Office vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-q87w-c2j6-95xj.

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