CVE-2006-3656
Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 allows user-assisted attackers to cause...
Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 allows user-assisted attackers to cause memory corruption via a crafted PowerPoint file, which triggers the corruption when the file is closed. NOTE: due to the lack of available details as of 20060717, it is unclear how this is related to CVE-2006-3655, CVE-2006-3660, and CVE-2006-3590, although it is possible that they are all different.
Exploit likelihood
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Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 allows user-assisted attackers to cause memory corruption via a crafted PowerPoint file, which triggers the corruption when the file is closed. NOTE: due to the lack of available details as of 20060717, it is unclear how this is related to CVE-2006-3655, CVE-2006-3660, and CVE-2006-3590, although it is possible that they are all different.
- Record
CVE-2006-3656- CVSS 2.0
- 2.6 Low
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 allows user-assisted attackers to cause memory corruption via a crafted PowerPoint file, which triggers the corruption when the file is closed. NOTE: due to the lack of available details as of 20060717, it is unclear how this is related to CVE-2006-3655, CVE-2006-3660, and CVE-2006-3590, although it is possible that they are all different.
- Record
CVE-2006-3656- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-3651 No score
Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 allows user-assisted attackers to cause memory corruption via a crafted PowerPoint file, which triggers the corruption when the file is closed. NOTE: due to the lack of available details as of 20060717, it is unclear how this is related to CVE-2006-3655, CVE-2006-3660, and CVE-2006-3590, although it is possible that they are all different.
- Record
EUVD-2006-3651- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-p2jj-q38r-qrq2 No score
Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 allows user-assisted attackers to cause...
Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 allows user-assisted attackers to cause memory corruption via a crafted PowerPoint file, which triggers the corruption when the file is closed. NOTE: due to the lack of available details as of 20060717, it is unclear how this is related to CVE-2006-3655, CVE-2006-3660, and CVE-2006-3590, although it is possible that they are all different.
- Record
GHSA-p2jj-q38r-qrq2- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 - '.ppt' File Closure Memory Corruption | 2006-07-14 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2006-3656 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.6) in Microsoft Powerpoint, published July 17, 2006. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 20.5%, the 97th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
secunia.com/advisories/21061
securityfocus.com/archive/1/440370/100/0/threaded
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27782
downloads.securityfocus.com/vulnerabilities/exploits/PP2003sp2patched_fr_exploit-method.txt
vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2815
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packetstormsecurity.org/0607-exploits/mspp-poc3.txt
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-3656
github.com/advisories/GHSA-p2jj-q38r-qrq2