CVE-2006-3449
Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 through 2003, possibly a buffer overflow,...
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."
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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."
- Record
CVE-2006-3449- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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."
- Record
CVE-2006-3449- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-3445 No score
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."
- Record
EUVD-2006-3445- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-46j2-ph3p-g234 No score
Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 through 2003, possibly a buffer overflow,...
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."
- Record
GHSA-46j2-ph3p-g234- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2006-3449 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Microsoft Powerpoint, published August 9, 2006. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 42.8%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.