Zero-day vulnerability in Microsoft Word

Buffer overflow
CVE-2006-6456

Known malware:

Trojan.Mdropper.U

Vulnerability details

Advisory: SB2006121004 - Remote code execution in Microsoft Word

Vulnerable component: Microsoft Word

CVE-ID: CVE-2006-6456

CVSSv3 score: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:O/RC:C

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

Description:

The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability is caused by boundary error when handling Word files with a specially crafted data structure. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted Word file, trick the victim into opening it and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in compromise of vulnerable system.

Note: this vulnerability is being actively exploited.


External links:

https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/ms07-014
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/msrc/2006/12/10/new-report-of-a-word-zero-day/
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/166700
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/msrc/2006/12/15/update-on-current-word-vulnerability-reports/
https://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/word-those-word-vulnerabilities

About zero-day vulnerabilities

Zero-day vulnerability is an undisclosed vulnerability in software that hackers can exploit to compromise computer programs, gain unauthorized access to sensitive data, penetrate networks, etc. We consider vulnerability a zero-day when there is no solution provided from software vendor and the vulnerability is being actively exploited by malicious actors.

Zero-day candidate is a potential zero-day vulnerability in software which might have been used in targeted attacks, however there is no evidence to support this suggestion.