CVE Catalog

CVE-2006-2389

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

An unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Office 2003 SP1 and SP2, Office XP SP3, Office 2000 SP3, and other products allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via an Office file with a malformed property that triggers memory corruption related to record lengths. This is a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-1316.

Risk Assessment

The risk for the organization is the potential for remote code execution by an attacker after a user opens a specially crafted Office 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 files from untrusted sources.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Office 2003 SP1 and SP2, Office XP SP3, Office 2000 SP3, and other products, allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via an Office file with a malformed property that triggers memory corruption related to record lengths, aka "Microsoft Office Property Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-1316.

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