CVE Catalog

CVE-2006-3650

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A vulnerability in Microsoft Office (versions 2000, XP, 2003, 2004 for Mac, and v.X for Mac) involves improper parsing of the length of a chart record. Opening a specially crafted Word document with an embedded malformed chart record can trigger an overwrite of pointer values with values from the document, leading to arbitrary code execution.

Risk Assessment

A remote, user-assisted attacker can execute arbitrary code on the victim's system by convincing them to open a malicious document. This allows the attacker to gain control over the affected machine with the privileges of the user.

Recommendation

Immediately apply the available security updates for Microsoft Office. Additionally, avoid opening Word documents from untrusted sources.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Microsoft Office 2000, XP, 2003, 2004 for Mac, and v.X for Mac do not properly parse the length of a chart record, which allows remote user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Word document with an embedded malformed chart record that triggers an overwrite of pointer values with values from the document, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-3434, CVE-2006-3864, and CVE-2006-3868.

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