CVE Catalog

CVE-2006-3877

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

An unspecified vulnerability in PowerPoint in Microsoft Office 2000, Office 2002, Office 2003, Office 2004 for Mac, and Office v.X for Mac allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a specially crafted file. Exploitation requires user interaction (opening a malicious file). This is a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-3435, CVE-2006-4694, and CVE-2006-3876.

Risk Assessment

Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to take control of a user's workstation with the privileges of the logged-in user, including installing malware or stealing data. The risk affects organizations where users open PowerPoint documents from untrusted sources.

Recommendation

Immediately apply Microsoft security updates for PowerPoint and enforce policies that restrict opening office files from untrusted sources. Additionally, consider blocking macros and active content in documents received via email.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Unspecified vulnerability in PowerPoint in Microsoft Office 2000, Office 2002, Office 2003, Office 2004 for Mac, and Office v.X for Mac allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via an unspecified "crafted file," a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-3435, CVE-2006-4694, and CVE-2006-3876.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS