CVE-2006-5994

What it is

Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Word 2000 and 2002, Office Word and Word Viewer 2003, Word 2004 and 2004 v. X for Mac, and Works 2004, 2005, and 2006 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Word document with a malformed string that triggers memory corruption, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-6456.

At a glance

Exploitability

Can be exploited over the network without logging in. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.

Exploit odds

33.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS). Higher than most.

Fix

A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.

Timeline

1. 2006-11-21 00:00 UTC ReservedThe CVE id was reserved by its CNA
2. 2006-12-06 20:28 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
3. 2026-06-16 22:32 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

• Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
• Exploit odds: 33.7% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
• Severity: 9.3 HIGH (CVSS).
• Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.

Details

Published

2006-12-06 20:28 UTC

Last modified

2026-06-16 22:32 UTC

Exploit probability

33.7% · EPSS, next 30 days

Record status

Modified

Affected

• Microsoft Office 2000
• Microsoft Office 2003
• Microsoft Office 2004
• Microsoft Office Xp
• Microsoft Word 2000
• Microsoft Word 2002
• Microsoft Word 2003
• Microsoft Word Viewer 2003

Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 9.3

Attack vector

Network

Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

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