CVE-2006-4274 Unknown vulnerability in Microsoft PowerPoint allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PPT document, as exploi
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Check this codebase for CVE-2006-4274 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2006-4274 is a vulnerability, published on 21 Aug 2006.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-4274 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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-2006-4274/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-4274/index.md)
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2006-4274?
CVE-2006-4274 is a vulnerability, published on 21 Aug 2006.
Official description
Unknown vulnerability in Microsoft PowerPoint allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PPT document, as exploited by malware such as TROJ_MDROPPER.BH. NOTE: on 20060822, it was determined that TROJ_MDROPPER.BH was exploiting CVE-2006-0009, so this is not a new vulnerability
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-4274?
How do I fix CVE-2006-4274?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-4274 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2006-4274 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-4274 in the wild and no public exploit code.