CVE-2006-6456 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code by tricking users into opening malicious Microsoft Word documents containing malformed data structures.
- 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-2006-6456?
CVE-2006-6456 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Office, published on 11 Dec 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 Word 2000, 2002, and 2003 and Word Viewer 2003 allows remote attackers to execute code via unspecified vectors related to malformed data structures that trigger memory corruption, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-5994.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-6456?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Microsoft Office, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Word Viewer, Microsoft Works.
How do I fix CVE-2006-6456?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-6456 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-2006-6456 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-6456 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office
Sources
Also known as CVE-2007-0621, GHSA-r6v9-c7q3-4rcq.