Is CVE-2006-3493 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2006-3493 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2006-3493?

CVE-2006-3493 has a CVSS v2 base score of 5.1 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2006-3493?

CVE-2006-3493 has an EPSS score of 40.41% (98th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2006-3493

MEDIUMEPSS 98th pctl

5.1

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

Buffer overflow in LsCreateLine function (mso_203) in mso.dll and mso9.dll, as used by Microsoft Word and possibly other products in Microsoft Office 2003, 2002, and 2000, allows remote user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted Word DOC or other Office file type. NOTE: this issue was originally reported to allow code execution, but on 20060710 Microsoft stated that code execution is not possible, and the original researcher agrees.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

40.41%probability of exploitation in 30 days

98thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 98% of all known CVEs.

References

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-16.