Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Word 2000, 2002, and 2003 and Word Viewer 2003 allows remote attackers to execute code via unspecified vectors related to malformed data structures that trigger memory corruption, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-5994.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-6456 is rated High Risk (74.3/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 59.65%, 98th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +2.71% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.
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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 | 2025-08-29 | 56.94% | 59.65% | +2.71% |
| 2 | 2025-07-30 | 56.57% | 56.94% | +0.37% |
| 3 | 2025-03-30 | — | 56.57% | — |
Full EPSS history (17 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.3 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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8.6 | 10.0 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
alpine
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— | CVE-2006-6456: no source package rows; 0 state rows across 0 repos (none); fixed 0, open 0. | https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2006-6456 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| microsoft | office | 2000 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2000:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | office | 2003 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2003:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | office | 2004 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2004:*:mac:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | office | xp | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:xp:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | word | 2000 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | word | 2002 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2002:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | word | 2003 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2003:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | word_viewer | 2003 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word_viewer:2003:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | works | 2004 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:works:2004:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | works | 2005 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:works:2005:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | works | 2006 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:works:2006:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |