CVE-2006-3654

Exp

Buffer overflow in wksss.exe 8.4.702.0 in Microsoft Works Spreadsheet 8.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption or crash) via crafted Excel files.

Published: 2006-07-18 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-3654 is rated Exploit Available (58.7/100): CVSS Low severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 39.58%, 97th percentile). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2006-3654

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-3654

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 2025-08-10 40.30% 39.58% -0.72%
2 2025-03-30 35.01% 40.30% +5.29%
3 2025-03-29 35.01%

Full EPSS history (13 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-3654

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
2.6 2.0 LOW
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:H)
Exploitation requires uncommon or highly specific conditions.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
4.9 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2006-3654

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-3654

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft works 8.0 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:works:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-3654

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