29441 : Microsoft Word Crafted Mail Merge File Arbitrary Code Execution
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Timeline

Disclosure Date	Vendor Solution Date
2006-10-10	2006-10-10

Description

<em style='font-weight:bold;'>(Description Provided by <a href="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2006-3651" target="_blank">CVE</a>)</em> : Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Word 2000, 2002, and Office 2003 allows remote user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted mail merge file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-3647 and CVE-2006-4693.

Classification

Impact: Loss of Integrity
Solution: Patch / RCS
Disclosure: Vendor Verified

Solution

Currently, there are no known workarounds or upgrades to correct this issue. However, Microsoft has released a patch to address this vulnerability.

Products

Unknown or Incomplete

References

Security Tracker: 1017032
CVE ID: 2006-3651 (see also: NVD)
Related OSVDB ID: 28539 29440 29442
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 924554
Microsoft Security Bulletin: MS06-060

Tools & Filters

	22533

Credit

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CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 9.3
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2006-10-13 | Disagree?

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