# CVE-2006-3590: mso.dll, as used by Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 through 2003, allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a malformed sha

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2006-07-14 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

mso.dll, as used by Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 through 2003, allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a malformed shape container in a PPT file that leads to memory corruption, as exploited by Trojan.PPDropper.B, a different issue than CVE-2006-1540 and CVE-2006-3493.

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## References

- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-048
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21040
- http://isc.sans.org/diary.php?storyid=1484
- http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/trojan.ppdropper.b.html
- http://blogs.securiteam.com/?p=508
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/440532/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/440255/100/0/threaded
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27781
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/440137/100/0/threaded
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-220A.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2795
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016496
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/936945
- http://www.osvdb.org/27324
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27740
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18957
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A399

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