9.3
CRITICAL
CVE-2006-5574
Microsoft Office Brazilian Portuguese Grammar Checker Code Execution Vulnerability
Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the Brazilian Portuguese Grammar Checker in Microsoft Office 2003 and the Multilingual Interface for Office 2003, Project 2003, and Visio 2003 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted text that is not properly parsed.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 31, 2006, 5 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 12:19 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2006-5574 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 visio
3 Microsoft office_multilingual_user_interface_pack
4 Microsoft office_proofing_tools
5 Microsoft project_multilingual_user_interface_pack

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2006-5574 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2006-5574 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 [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/1/457274/100/0/threaded [Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/457274/100/0/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/MS07-001.mspx [Patch, Vendor Advisory]
    Added Reference https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-001 [No Types Assigned]
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 22, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0102 Vendor Advisory http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0102 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21942 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21942 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://securitytracker.com/id?1017486 No Types Assigned http://securitytracker.com/id?1017486 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/23671 Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/23671 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.osvdb.org/31251 No Types Assigned http://www.osvdb.org/31251 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/457274/100/0/threaded No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/457274/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2003:sp2:*:brazilian_portuguese:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_multilingual_user_interface_pack:2003:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_proofing_tools:2003:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:project_multilingual_user_interface_pack:2003:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visio:2003:sp2:multilingual_user_interface_pack:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2003:sp2:*:pt:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_multilingual_user_interface_pack:2003:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_proofing_tools:2003:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:project_multilingual_user_interface_pack:2003:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visio:2003:sp2:multilingual_user_interface_pack:*:*:*:*:*
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 10, 2007

    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.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2006-5574 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-2006-5574 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

10.19 }} -0.83%

score

0.94991

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability