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CVE-2006-4694

CRITICAL

9.3

CVSS Severity Score

EPSS Score0.0600%

EPSS Percentile22.13th

PublishedSep 27, 2006

Last ModifiedApr 23, 2026

Vulnerability Description

Unspecified vulnerability in PowerPoint in Microsoft Office 2000, Office XP and Office 2003 allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted record in a PPT file, as exploited by malware such as Exploit:Win32/Controlppt.W, Exploit:Win32/Controlppt.X, and Exploit-PPT.d/Trojan.PPDropper.F. NOTE: it has been reported that the attack vector involves SlideShowWindows.View.GotoNamedShow.

Affected Platforms (CPE)

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Microsoft

Office

All versions

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Microsoft

Office

= 2000

📦

Microsoft

Office

= 2000

📦

Microsoft

Office

= 2000

📦

Microsoft

Office

= 2000

📦

Microsoft

Office

= 2003

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Microsoft

Office

= xp

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Microsoft

Office

= xp

References & Advisories

🔗 http://secunia.com/advisories/22127

🔗 http://securitytracker.com/id?1016937

🔗 http://vil.nai.com/vil/content/v_140666.htm

🔗 http://www.avertlabs.com/research/blog/?p=95

🔗 http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/231204

🔗 http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/925984.mspx

🔗 http://www.osvdb.org/29259

🔗 http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/447831/100/0/threaded

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