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CVE-2006-0010

39
FAUCET Score

CVE-2006-0010 describes a critical heap-based buffer overflow in T2EMBED.DLL, affecting various Microsoft Windows versions including 2000, XP, and Server 2003. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by tricking users into opening a specially crafted email or visiting a malicious webpage containing an Embedded Open Type (EOT) web font. With a CVSS score of 9.3, it is highly severe, requiring medium attack complexity but offering complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise. Despite its high severity and potential for remote code execution, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
33.08%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
98.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.3308 is in the 95th 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/2006/ms06-002
seclists.org / fulldisclosure/2006/Jan/363
secunia.com / advisories/18311
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/18365
PatchVendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/18391
Vendor Advisory
securitytracker.com / id
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/23922
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1126
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1185
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1462
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1491
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A698
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A714
support.avaya.com / elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-004.htm
www130.nortelnetworks.com / cgi-bin/eserv/cs/main.jsp
eeye.com / html/Research/Advisories/EEYEB20050801.html
kb.cert.org / vuls/id/915930
Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
osvdb.org / 18829
securityfocus.com / archive/1/421885/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / bid/16194
Patch
us-cert.gov / cas/techalerts/TA06-010A.html
US Government Resource
vupen.com / english/advisories/2006/0118