CVE Catalog

CVE-2006-0022

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

An unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft PowerPoint in Office 2000 SP3, Office XP SP3, Office 2003 SP1 and SP2, Office 2004 for Mac, and v. X for Mac allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a PowerPoint document with a malformed record, which triggers memory corruption.

Risk Assessment

The risk for the organization is the potential for remote code execution by an attacker after a user opens a malicious PowerPoint file, which could lead to system compromise and data theft.

Recommendation

It is recommended to immediately apply security patches provided by Microsoft for all affected Office versions and to train users to exercise caution when opening unknown PowerPoint files.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft PowerPoint in Microsoft Office 2000 SP3, Office XP SP3, Office 2003 SP1 and SP2, Office 2004 for Mac, and v. X for Mac allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a PowerPoint document with a malformed record, which triggers memory corruption.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS