Risk Letters

Exploited vulnerability

CVE-2006-2492

TLP:CLEAR

Microsoft Word Malformed Object Pointer Vulnerability

Microsoft Word and Microsoft Works Suites contain a malformed object pointer which allows attackers to execute code.

Facts

  • Vendor: Microsoft
  • Product: Word
  • CVSS: 8.8
  • EPSS (probability of exploitation within 30 days): 48.1 %
  • On CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list since: 8 June 2022
  • First known exploitation: 8 June 2022
  • CISA's deadline for US federal agencies: 22 June 2022
  • Weakness: CWE-120
  • First seen by Risk Letters: 8 June 2022

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Data: NVD (public domain), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, MITRE ATT&CK, AlienVault OTX. NVD