9.3
HIGH CVSS 2.0
CVE-2006-3864
Microsoft Office mso.dll Unspecified Array Boundary Condition Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Description

Unspecified vulnerability in mso.dll in Microsoft Office 2000, XP, and 2003, and Microsoft PowerPoint 2000, XP, and 2003, allows remote user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed record in a (1) .DOC, (2) .PPT, or (3) .XLS file that triggers memory corruption, related to an "array boundary condition" (possibly an array index overflow), a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-3434, CVE-2006-3650, and CVE-2006-3868.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 10, 2006, 10:07 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 9, 2025, 12:30 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2006-3864 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Microsoft office
2 Microsoft project
3 Microsoft visio
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
A vulnerability in Microsoft Office allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
  • Apply the appropriate Microsoft Office patches.
  • Reboot the system if required.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2006-3864.

URL Resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/22339 Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017034
http://secway.org/advisory/AD20061010.txt
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/922581
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/176556 US Government Resource
http://www.osvdb.org/29429
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/448268/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/449179/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/449179/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20384
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3981 Vendor Advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-062
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A632
http://secunia.com/advisories/22339 Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017034
http://secway.org/advisory/AD20061010.txt
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/922581
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/176556 US Government Resource
http://www.osvdb.org/29429
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/448268/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/449179/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/449179/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20384
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3981 Vendor Advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-062
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A632
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2006-3864 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2006-3864 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2006-3864 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2006-3864 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/22339
    Added Reference http://securitytracker.com/id?1017034
    Added Reference http://secway.org/advisory/AD20061010.txt
    Added Reference http://support.microsoft.com/kb/922581
    Added Reference http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/176556
    Added Reference http://www.osvdb.org/29429
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/448268/100/0/threaded
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/449179/100/0/threaded
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/449179/100/0/threaded
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20384
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3981
    Added Reference https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-062
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A632
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 17, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/449179/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/448268/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/449179/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/448268/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 12, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS06-062.mspx [Patch]
    Added Reference https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-062 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 11, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:632 [Tool Signature, US Government Resource]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A632 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 13, 2006

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 9.3
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

45.71 }} 0.40%

score

0.97446

percentile