CVE-2006-5994
Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Word 2000 and 2002, Office Word and Word Viewer 2003, Word...
Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Word 2000 and 2002, Office Word and Word Viewer 2003, Word 2004 and 2004 v. X for Mac, and Works 2004, 2005, and 2006 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Word document with a malformed string that triggers memory corruption, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-6456.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Word 2000 and 2002, Office Word and Word Viewer 2003, Word 2004 and 2004 v. X for Mac, and Works 2004, 2005, and 2006 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Word document with a malformed string that triggers memory corruption, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-6456.
- Record
CVE-2006-5994- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Word 2000 and 2002, Office Word and Word Viewer 2003, Word 2004 and 2004 v. X for Mac, and Works 2004, 2005, and 2006 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Word document with a malformed string that triggers memory corruption, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-6456.
- Record
CVE-2006-5994- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-5977 No score
Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Word 2000 and 2002, Office Word and Word Viewer 2003, Word 2004 and 2004 v. X for Mac, and Works 2004, 2005, and 2006 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Word document with a malformed string that triggers memory corruption, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-6456.
- Record
EUVD-2006-5977- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-p3mj-fq4c-ffqj No score
Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Word 2000 and 2002, Office Word and Word Viewer 2003, Word...
Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Word 2000 and 2002, Office Word and Word Viewer 2003, Word 2004 and 2004 v. X for Mac, and Works 2004, 2005, and 2006 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Word document with a malformed string that triggers memory corruption, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-6456.
- Record
GHSA-p3mj-fq4c-ffqj- 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-2006-5994 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Microsoft Office, published December 6, 2006. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 33.7%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
osvdb.org/30824
securityfocus.com/archive/1/453735/100/0/threaded
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30738
microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/929433.mspx
secunia.com/advisories/23232
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us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-044A.html
blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2006/12/06/microsoft-security-advisory-929433-posted.aspx
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A238
blogs.securiteam.com?p=759
vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4866
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-014
kb.cert.org/vuls/id/167928
securitytracker.com/id?1017339
computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9005698&intsrc=hm_list
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-5994
github.com/advisories/GHSA-p3mj-fq4c-ffqj