CVE-2006-6456: n/a vulnerability

CVE-2006-6456: Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Word 2000, 2002, and 2003 and Word Viewer 2003 allows remote attacke...

Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Word 2000, 2002, and 2003 and Word Viewer 2003 allows remote attackers to execute code via unspecified vectors related to malformed data structures that trigger memory corruption, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-5994.

UnknownCVSS not scoredNot KEV-listedUpdatedAug 7, 2024, 20:26 UTC (UTC+00:00)

Security readout for executives and security teams

CVE-2006-6456 is a legacy Microsoft Word flaw where a specially malformed Word document could corrupt memory and run code on the user’s system. Business risk is mainly for environments still opening untrusted documents with Word 2000, Word 2002, Word 2003, or Word Viewer 2003. Exposure is likely limited to legacy endpoints, archives, virtual desktops, or business processes that still use affected Microsoft Word or Word Viewer versions to open external documents. Prioritize if the organization still runs legacy Office versions or must process old Word documents from untrusted sources. Otherwise, this is mainly a historical exposure and hygiene issue. Mitigation focus: Apply Microsoft guidance for MS07-014 where affected software still exists.; Retire or isolate Word 2000, 2002, 2003, and Word Viewer 2003.; Block or sandbox untrusted legacy Office documents before opening..

Prepared: Jun 29, 2026, 08:58 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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Vulnerability profileCVE Program record

Severity: Unknown
CVSS: Not scored
Known Exploited: No
Published: Dec 11, 2006, 17:00 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5

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Source materials

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oval:org.mitre.oval:def:746CVE reference · vdb-entry, signature
word-unspec-code-execution(30806)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
MS07-014CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MS

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