CVE-2006-4534

Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Word 2000, 2002, and Office 2003 allows remote user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors involving a crafted file resulting in a malformed stack, as exploited by malware with names including Trojan.Mdropper.Q, Mofei, and Femo.

Published: 2006-09-05 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-4534 is rated High Risk (66.3/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 40.13%, 97th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-4534

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 2026-06-03 46.69% 40.13% -6.56%
2 2025-04-24 46.30% 46.69% +0.40%
3 2025-03-30 46.30%

Full EPSS history (13 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-4534

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2006-4534

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-4534

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft office 2000 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft office 2000 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2000:*:*:ja:*:*:*:*
microsoft office 2000 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2000:*:*:ko:*:*:*:*
microsoft office 2000 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2000:*:*:zh:*:*:*:*
microsoft office 2000 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2000:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft office 2000 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2000:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft office 2000 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2000:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft office 2001 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2001:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft office 2001 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2001:*:*:*:*:mac_os:*:*
microsoft office 2001 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2001:sr1:*:*:*:mac_os:*:*
microsoft office 2003 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2003:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft office 2003 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2003:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft office 2003 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2003:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft office 2003 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2003:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-4534

URL Tags
http://blogs.securiteam.com/?p=586 Third Party Advisory
http://isc.sans.org/diary.php?storyid=1669 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21735 Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016787 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/925059 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://vil.mcafeesecurity.com/vil/content/v_119055.htm Third Party Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/806548 Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/925059.mspx Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/28539 Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/445162/100/100/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/445285/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/445381/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/449179/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19835 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.symantec.com/enterprise/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2006-090219-2855-99 Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3448 Vendor Advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-060
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28775 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A578 Third Party Advisory
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