CVE-2006-3493 Information

Description

Buffer overflow in LsCreateLine function (mso_203) in mso.dll and mso9.dll as used by Microsoft Word and possibly other products in Microsoft Office 2003 2002 and 2000 allows remote user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted Word DOC or other Office file type. NOTE: this issue was originally reported to allow code execution but on 20060710 Microsoft stated that code execution is not possible and the original researcher agrees.

Reference

http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2006/07/10/441006.aspx http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-July/047732.html http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=115231380526820&w=2 http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=115261598510657&w=2 http://securitytracker.com/id?1016453 http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/439649/100/0/threaded http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/439878/100/0/threaded http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18905 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2720 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27617