CVE - CVE-2006-3493

CVE-ID
CVE-2006-3493	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
Buffer overflow in LsCreateLine function (mso_203) in mso.dll and mso9.dll, as used by Microsoft Word and possibly other products in Microsoft Office 2003, 2002, and 2000, allows remote user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted Word DOC or other Office file type. NOTE: this issue was originally reported to allow code execution, but on 20060710 Microsoft stated that code execution is not possible, and the original researcher agrees.
References
Note: References are provided for the convenience of the reader to help distinguish between vulnerabilities. The list is not intended to be complete.
BID:18905 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18905 BUGTRAQ:20060710 MS Word Unchecked Boundary Condition Vulnerability URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/439649/100/0/threaded BUGTRAQ:20060711 Fuzzing Microsoft Office URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/439878/100/0/threaded FULLDISC:20060707 MS Word Unchecked Boundary Condition URL:http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=115231380526820&w=2 FULLDISC:20060707 MS Word Unchecked Boundary Condition Vulnerability - POC URL:http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-July/047732.html FULLDISC:20060711 Fuzzing Microsoft Office URL:http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=115261598510657&w=2 MISC:http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2006/07/10/441006.aspx SECTRACK:1016453 URL:http://securitytracker.com/id?1016453 VUPEN:ADV-2006-2720 URL:http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2720 XF:office-lscreateline-dos(27617) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27617
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20060710	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20060710)
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Comments (Legacy)

Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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