Public exploit available
Public proof-of-concept or exploit code exists (ExploitDB / Metasploit / Nuclei).
CVE-2006-5296 — Microsoft Powerpoint vulnerability
5 documents4 sources
Severity
4.3MEDIUMNVD
CNA9.3
EPSS
67.8%
top 1.41%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
PoC available
Public exploit / PoC exists
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedOct 16
Latest updateMay 1
Description
PowerPoint in Microsoft Office 2003 does not properly handle a container object whose position value exceeds the record length, which allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL dereference and application crash) via a crafted PowerPoint (.PPT) file, as demonstrated by Nanika.ppt, and a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-3435, CVE-2006-3876, CVE-2006-3877, and CVE-2006-4694. NOTE: the impact of this issue was originally claimed to be arbitrary code execution, but later a…
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/C:N/I:N/A:PExploitability: 8.6 | Impact: 2.9
Affected Packages1 packages
🔴Vulnerability Details
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GHSA-4qf8-jx39-2cv9: PowerPoint in Microsoft Office 2003 does not properly handle a container object whose position value exceeds the record length, which allows user-assi↗2022-05-01
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CVE-2006-5296: PowerPoint in Microsoft Office 2003 does not properly handle a container object whose position value exceeds the record length, which allows user-assi↗2006-10-16