CVE-2006-3864 describes an unspecified vulnerability in mso.dll affecting Microsoft Office 2000, XP, and 2003, as well as PowerPoint 2000, XP, and 2003. This flaw allows remote, user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code by crafting malicious .DOC, .PPT, or .XLS files that trigger memory corruption, likely due to an array boundary condition. The vulnerability carries a critical CVSS score of 9.3, indicating a high severity. It can be exploited over a network with medium attack complexity, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2000CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2000:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2003CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2003:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2003CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2003:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2004CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2004:*:mac:*:*:*:*:* | ||
v.xCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:v.x:*:mac:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.