>> Microsoft Word Document Handling Command Execution Vulnerabilities (MS06-060)
Title : Microsoft Word Document Handling Command Execution Vulnerabilities (MS06-060) VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2006-3979 CVE ID : CVE-2006-3647 - CVE-2006-3651 - CVE-2006-4693
Rated as : Critical
Remotely Exploitable : Yes Locally Exploitable : Yes Release Date : 2006-10-10
Technical Description
Multiple vulnerabilities have been identified in Microsoft Word, which could be exploited by attackers to take complete control of an affected system.
The first issue is due to a memory corruption error when handling a malformed document, which could be exploited by attackers to execute arbitrary commands by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted document.
The second vulnerability is due to a memory corruption error when processing a malformed Word mail merge file, which could be exploited by attackers to execute arbitrary commands by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted file.
The third vulnerability is due to a memory corruption error when processing malformed documents on the Mac platform, which could be exploited by attackers to execute arbitrary commands by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted document.
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