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    CVE-2006-0028

    Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Excel 2000, 2002, and 2003, in Microsoft Office 2000 SP3 and other packages, allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a BIFF parsing format file containing malformed BOOLERR records that lead to memory corruption, probably involving invalid pointers.

    Published:Mar 14, 2006
    Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
    EPS:Mar 14, 2006
    EPSS Score:0.32347
    CVSS Score:5.1

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Excel
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Office

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

    Related CVEs

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    CVE-2026-81950 (CVSS 7.8) — Double free in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.…
    CVE-2026-81949 (CVSS 7.8) — Integer overflow or wraparound in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code local…
    CVE-2026-81953 (CVSS 7.8) — Stack-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.…
    CVE-2026-81959 (CVSS 7.8) — Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.…
    CVE-2026-81951 (CVSS 7.8) — Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.…
    CVE-2026-81388 (CVSS 7.8) — Stack-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.…
    CVE-2026-81957 (CVSS 7.8) — Out-of-bounds read in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.…
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    References

    http://secunia.com/advisories/19138
    http://secunia.com/advisories/19238
    http://securityreason.com/securityalert/583
    http://securitytracker.com/id?1015766
    http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-069.htm
    http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/339878
    http://www.osvdb.org/23899
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427632/100/0/threaded
    http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-073A.html
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0950
    http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-004.html
    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-012
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25225
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1158
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1411
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1509
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1635
    http://secunia.com/advisories/19138
    http://secunia.com/advisories/19238
    http://securityreason.com/securityalert/583
    http://securitytracker.com/id?1015766
    http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-069.htm
    http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/339878
    http://www.osvdb.org/23899
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427632/100/0/threaded
    http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-073A.html
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0950
    http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-004.html
    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-012
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25225
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1158
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1411
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1509
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1635

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High