7.5

CVE-2006-3449: microsoft powerpoint

CVSS: 7.5v2.0HighModified
Published 09-08-2006Last modified 07-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2006-3449 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in microsoft powerpoint. EPSS estimates a 42.78% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
39/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
42.78%
0%100%
High · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 09-08-2006
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 through 2003, possibly a buffer overflow, allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a malformed record in the BIFF file format used in a PPT file, a different issue than CVE-2006-1540, aka "Microsoft PowerPoint Malformed Record Vulnerability."

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

42.78%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

99%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 42.78% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
42.78%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Microsoft1 product
  • powerpoint2000 | 2000:sp2 | 2000:sp3 | 2000:sr1 | 2001 | 2002 | 2002:sp1 | 2002:sp2 | 2002:sp3 | 2003

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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