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CVE-2006-3448

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2006-3448 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in Microsoft Step-by-Step Interactive Training, affecting Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2/Professional, and Server 2003 SP1. This critical flaw, with a CVSS score of 9.3, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by supplying a long Syllabus string within specially crafted bookmark link files (cbo, cbl, or .cbm). While the FAUCET Risk Score is high at 98/100, there is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit modules in common frameworks like Metasploit or ExploitDB. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal, indicating a low level of public attention.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:step-by-step_interactive_training:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

9.3HIGH

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
36.67%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
98.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.3667 is in the 96th percentile among its peer group of 8,914 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

docs.microsoft.com / en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-005
secunia.com / advisories/24121
Vendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/30596
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A162
kb.cert.org / vuls/id/466873
US Government Resource
osvdb.org / 31883
securityfocus.com / archive/1/460009/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / bid/22484
securitytracker.com / id
us-cert.gov / cas/techalerts/TA07-044A.html
US Government Resource
vupen.com / english/advisories/2007/0574
Vendor Advisory