VDB-28939 · CVE-2006-0935 · BID 16782

Microsoft Word 2003 denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Microsoft Word 2003. This impacts an unknown function. This manipulation causes denial of service. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2006-0935. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Word 2003 (Word Processing Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

Microsoft Word 2003 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted file, as demonstrated by 101_filefuzz.

The weakness was shared 02/28/2006 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-0935 since 02/28/2006. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 16782†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

02/22/2006 🔍
02/28/2006 +6 days 🔍
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02/28/2006 +0 days 🔍
03/12/2015 +3299 days 🔍
07/20/2018 +1226 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2006-0935 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-0935
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-28939
SecurityFocus: 16782 - Microsoft Word Malformed Document Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 12:19
Updated: 07/20/2018 09:18
Changes: 03/12/2015 12:19 (44), 07/20/2018 09:18 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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