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CVE-2006-2492

CVE-2006-2492

72.9–90.9Priority evidence range
As known Jul 19, 2026, 5:00 AM UTCgen-56ccdaf9

Normalized restatement

Buffer overflow in Microsoft Word in Office 2000 SP3, Office XP SP3, Office 2003 Sp1 and SP2, and Microsoft Works Suites through 2006, allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed object pointer, as originally reported by ISC on 20060519 for a zero-day attack.

State
PUBLISHED
Published
May 20, 2006
Updated
Oct 22, 2025
Evidence coverage
72%
CISA KEVCatalog member

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FIRST EPSS48.39%

2026-07-18 · v2026.06.15 · percentile 98.7%

Source stateConflict visible

Distinct CVSS assessments remain side by side; none are averaged.

Source comparison

Who said what

certccoriginal assertion
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Buffer overflow in Microsoft Word in Office 2000 SP3, Office XP SP3, Office 2003 Sp1 and SP2, and Microsoft Works Suites through 2006, allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed object pointer, as originally reported by ISC on 20060519 for a zero-day attack.

CISA-ADPindependent enrichment
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CISA ADP Vulnrichment

CVEderivative copy
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CVE Program Container

CISA KEVoriginal assertion
observed_exploitation

Microsoft Word Malformed Object Pointer Vulnerability

FIRST EPSSoriginal assertion
model_probability

Probability 0.483870000000; percentile 0.987330000000

Applicability

Cited product scope

Trace impact →
n/an/a
[{"status": "affected", "version": "n/a"}]unknown
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2000:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*supported
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2003:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*supported
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2003:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*supported
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:xp:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*supported
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:works_suite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*; start including 2000; end including 2006supported

Assessments

CVSS by origin

8.8
nvd@nist.govCVSS 3.1 · role PrimaryCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.6
nvd@nist.govCVSS 2.0 · role PrimaryAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
8.8
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0CVSS 3.1 · role SecondaryCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
8.8
CISA-ADPCVSS 3.1 · role unknownCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Limitations and unknowns

  • KEV membership is authoritative for the catalog, not proof of exposure in any environment.
  • EPSS is a dated model probability and not an individual-environment prediction.
  • Affected or fixed status applies only to the exact cited product and version scope; unresolved scope remains unknown.
  • NVD-carried upstream facts remain derivative and are not independent corroboration.
  • Only NVD metrics validated under the generation-bound calculator are Public Priority eligible; direct CVE record metrics remain display-only.
  • NVD CVSS source eligibility is closed: NVD-authored, exact record-source, or registered same-CVE container origin; unmapped sources remain display-only.
  • Factor D is unknown in Public Core because no accepted canonical mapping-obligation ledger is present.
  • Core replay supports the active and immediately prior generation; retrospective valid-at replay is deferred.