CVE-2006-2389

Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Office 2003 SP1 and SP2, Office XP SP3, Office 2000 SP3, and other products, allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via an Office file with a malformed property that triggers memory corruption related to record lengths, aka "Microsoft Office Property Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-1316.

What this means for your business

It affects Microsoft Office. It matters if your company, or a supplier that handles your data, runs it.
An attacker can use it remotely, over a network.
FIRST's prediction model gives it a 39% chance of attack attempts being seen in the next 30 days, ranking above 98% of all known flaws.

What to do

1Check whether your company or your suppliers run Microsoft Office, and which version. The affected versions are listed further down this page.
2If you do, apply the vendor's fix. A patch or vendor advisory has been published.

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Scoring

CVSS: 9.3 (v2.0)
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-94
Assigned by: secure@microsoft.com

Dates

Published: 2006-07-11
Last modified: 2026-09-23
Sources: NVD

Affected products

Microsoft Office2000, 2003, xp

As listed in the NVD configuration data. Not a statement about your estate.