CVE-2006-0002

Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook 2000 through 2003, Exchange 5.0 Server SP2 and 5.5 SP4, Exchange 2000 SP3, and Office allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an e-mail message with a crafted Transport Neutral Encapsulation Format (TNEF) MIME attachment, related to message length validation.

Published: 2006-01-10 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2006-0002 is rated High Risk (69.5/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 45.58%, 99th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +12.81% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-0002

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 32.77% 45.58% +12.81%
2 2026-02-08 45.63% 32.77% -12.86%
3 2025-12-28 — 45.63% —

Full EPSS history (19 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-0002

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2006-0002

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-0002

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft exchange_server 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:5.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft exchange_server 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:5.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft exchange_server 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:5.0:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft exchange_server 5.5 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:5.5:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft exchange_server 5.5 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:5.5:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft exchange_server 5.5 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:5.5:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft exchange_server 5.5 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:5.5:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft exchange_server 5.5 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:5.5:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft exchange_server 2000 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2000:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft office 2000 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2000:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft office 2003 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2003:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft office 2003 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2003:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft office xp cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:xp:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft outlook 2000 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook:2000:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft outlook 2002 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook:2002:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft outlook 2003 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook:2003:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-0002

URL Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/18368 Patch Third Party Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/330 Third Party Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/331 Third Party Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015460 Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015461 Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-004.htm Third Party Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/252146 Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/421518/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/421520/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16197 Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-010A.html Patch Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0119 Permissions Required
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-003 Patch Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22878 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1082 Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1165 Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1316 Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1456 Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1485 Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A624 Third Party Advisory
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