# CVE-2006-3449: Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 through 2003, possibly a buffer overflow, allows user-assisted remote attackers to ex

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2006-08-09 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 through 2003, possibly a buffer overflow, allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a malformed record in the BIFF file format used in a PPT file, a different issue than CVE-2006-1540, aka "Microsoft PowerPoint Malformed Record Vulnerability."

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## References

- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1342
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-048
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19341
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/884252
- http://secway.org/advisory/AD20060808.txt
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016657
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/442592/100/0/threaded
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-220A.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A348

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