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CVE-2006-2197

18
FAUCET Score

CVE-2006-2197 describes an integer overflow vulnerability in wv2 versions prior to 0.2.3, which could allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code through a specially crafted Microsoft Word document. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.5, indicating a medium severity, with a network attack vector, low access complexity, and potential for partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 0.2.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:wvware:wv2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.2.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:wvware:wv2:0.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

6.5MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
SINGLE
Exploitability Score
8.0
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.57%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
83.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0257 is in the 94th percentile among its peer group of 21,951 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

debianpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

secunia.com / advisories/20665
PatchVendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/20688
PatchVendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/20689
PatchVendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/20826
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/20844
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/20899
Vendor Advisory
securitytracker.com / id
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/27184
sourceforge.net / project/shownotes.php
usn.ubuntu.com / 300-1
debian.org / security/2006/dsa-1100
PatchVendor Advisory
gentoo.org / security/en/glsa/glsa-200606-24.xml
PatchVendor Advisory
mandriva.com / security/advisories
novell.com / linux/security/advisories/2006_38_security.html
securityfocus.com / bid/18437
Patch
vupen.com / english/advisories/2006/2350
Vendor Advisory