CVE-2006-3590 json
mso.dll, as used by Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 through 2003, allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a malformed sh…
published 2006-07-14 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2006-3585
- cvss
- 5.1
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 14.3%
- EPSS 14.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 96%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
mso.dll, as used by Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 through 2003, allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a malformed shape container in a PPT file that leads to memory corruption, as exploited by Trojan.PPDropper.B, a different issue than CVE-2006-1540 and CVE-2006-3493.
Exploit prediction
14.26% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.1 | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
References
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docs.microsoft.com
/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-048
vendor-advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/21040
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
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vupen.com
/english/advisories/2006/2795
vdb-entry, vendor-advisory
- isc.sans.org /diary.php?storyid=1484
- securityresponse.symantec.com /avcenter/venc/data/trojan.ppdropper.b.html
- blogs.securiteam.com /?p=508
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securityfocus.com
/archive/1/440532/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
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securityfocus.com
/archive/1/440255/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
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exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/27781
vdb-entry
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securityfocus.com
/archive/1/440137/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
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us-cert.gov
/cas/techalerts/TA06-220A.html
third-party-advisory, us-government-resource
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securitytracker.com
/id?1016496
vdb-entry
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kb.cert.org
/vuls/id/936945
third-party-advisory, us-government-resource
-
osvdb.org
/27324
vdb-entry
-
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/27740
vdb-entry
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/18957
vdb-entry
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oval.cisecurity.org
/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A399
vdb-entry, signature
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2006-3590
- NVD CVE-2006-3590
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