CVE-2006-0028 json
Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Excel 2000, 2002, and 2003, in Microsoft Office 2000 SP3 and other packages, allows user-assisted at…
published 2006-03-14 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2006-0036
- cvss
- 5.1
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 16.2%
- EPSS 16.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 96%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Excel 2000, 2002, and 2003, in Microsoft Office 2000 SP3 and other packages, allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a BIFF parsing format file containing malformed BOOLERR records that lead to memory corruption, probably involving invalid pointers.
Patch / fix
- securitytracker.com/id?1015766 patch
- secunia.com/advisories/19138 advisory
Exploit prediction
16.25% 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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secunia.com
/advisories/19138
third-party-advisory, patch, vendor-advisory
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securitytracker.com
/id?1015766
vdb-entry, patch
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docs.microsoft.com
/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-012
vendor-advisory
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vupen.com
/english/advisories/2006/0950
vdb-entry, vendor-advisory
-
secunia.com
/advisories/19238
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
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oval.cisecurity.org
/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1411
vdb-entry, signature
-
oval.cisecurity.org
/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1509
vdb-entry, signature
-
oval.cisecurity.org
/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1158
vdb-entry, signature
-
securityreason.com
/securityalert/583
third-party-advisory
- support.avaya.com /elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-069.htm
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kb.cert.org
/vuls/id/339878
third-party-advisory, us-government-resource
-
us-cert.gov
/cas/techalerts/TA06-073A.html
third-party-advisory, us-government-resource
-
securityfocus.com
/archive/1/427632/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
-
osvdb.org
/23899
vdb-entry
-
oval.cisecurity.org
/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1635
vdb-entry, signature
-
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/25225
vdb-entry
- zerodayinitiative.com /advisories/ZDI-06-004.html
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2006-0028
- NVD CVE-2006-0028
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