---
id: "CVE-2006-2492"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2006-2492"]
title: "Buffer overflow in Microsoft Word in Office 2000 SP3, Office XP SP3, Office 2003 Sp1 and SP2, and Microsoft Works\u2026"
severity: "high"
cvss: 8.8
epss: 0.48107
exploited: true
status: "open"
category: "other"
products: [{"name": "Microsoft Word", "fixed": [], "affected": "", "ecosystem": "vendor"}, {"name": "microsoft office", "fixed": [], "affected": "= 2000", "ecosystem": "vendor"}, {"name": "microsoft office", "fixed": [], "affected": "= 2003", "ecosystem": "vendor"}, {"name": "microsoft office", "fixed": [], "affected": "= xp", "ecosystem": "vendor"}, {"name": "microsoft works suite", "fixed": [], "affected": ">= 2000, <= 2006", "ecosystem": "vendor"}]
ecosystems: ["vendor"]
tags: ["exploited", "microsoft-office", "other", "windows"]
not_affected_if: ["no-word-or-works-installed"]
published_at: "2006-05-20T00:02:00+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-23T19:11:52+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-23T22:29:04+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "kev", "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?search_api_fulltext=CVE-2006-2492", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T19:11:52+00:00"}, {"source": "epss", "url": "https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2006-2492", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T19:13:45+00:00"}, {"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-2492", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T22:29:04+00:00"}]
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# Buffer overflow in Microsoft Word in Office 2000 SP3, Office XP SP3, Office 2003 Sp1 and SP2, and Microsoft Works…

Microsoft Word and Works Suites mishandle a malformed object pointer in a crafted document. An attacker who gets a user to open a booby-trapped file can run code on that machine.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## Affected

- vendor:Microsoft Word affected ? fixed ?
- vendor:microsoft office affected = 2000 fixed ?
- vendor:microsoft office affected = 2003 fixed ?
- vendor:microsoft office affected = xp fixed ?
- vendor:microsoft works suite affected >= 2000, <= 2006 fixed ?

## How to check

Check whether Microsoft Word or Works Suite is installed and whether it is patched against the update for CVE-2006-2492 (unknown which KB the sources name).

## Fix

Apply the Microsoft update for CVE-2006-2492 as CISA requires; the sources do not give the bulletin or version number.

## Timeline

- 2026-10-23T19:11:52+00:00 kev https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?search_api_fulltext=CVE-2006-2492
- 2026-10-23T19:13:45+00:00 epss https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2006-2492
- 2026-10-23T22:29:04+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-2492

## From the sources

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.

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