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
Published Jul 14, 2006
5.1
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 14.26%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
- 2000
- 2002
- 2003
- 2003
- 2003
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (19 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 14.26% (0.14262) | 96.49th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 14.26% (0.14262) | 96.13th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 11, 2026 | 36.12% (0.36124) | 97.10th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 3, 2025 | 42.59% (0.42595) | 97.37th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 41.59% (0.41585) | 97.14th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 54.43% (0.54428) | 97.13th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 41.59% (0.41585) | 97.09th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 50.36% (0.50357) | 97.62th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 2, 2024 | 53.21% (0.53205) | 97.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 7, 2023 | 38.10% (0.38099) | 96.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 18, 2023 | 49.52% (0.49519) | 97.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 9, 2023 | 47.76% (0.47760) | 97.01th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 25, 2023 | 52.54% (0.52543) | 97.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 18, 2023 | 34.06% (0.34065) | 96.45th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 10, 2023 | 31.81% (0.31807) | 96.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 9.15% (0.09149) | 93.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 11.83% (0.11833) | 95.16th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 11.83% (0.11833) | 94.78th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 11.83% (0.11833) | 89.18th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (17)
- http://blogs.securiteam.com/?p=508 x_refsource_MISC
- http://isc.sans.org/diary.php?storyid=1484 x_refsource_MISC
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21040 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/trojan.ppdropper.b.html x_refsource_MISC
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016496 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/936945 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
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- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/440255/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/440532/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18957 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-220A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2795 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-048 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27740 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27781 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A399 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
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