Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2006-0002 (CCN-22878)

Assigned:2005-11-09
Published:2006-01-10
Updated:2026-06-16
Summary:Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook 2000 through 2003, Exchange 5.0 Server SP2 and 5.5 SP4, Exchange 2000 SP3, and Office allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an e-mail message with a crafted Transport Neutral Encapsulation Format (TNEF) MIME attachment, related to message length validation.
CVSS v40 Severity:
CVSS v3.x Severity:9.0 Critical (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): High
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Changed
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
CVSS v2 Severity:7.5 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
5.5 Medium (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
7.6 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
5.6 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): High
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
Vulnerability Type:CWE-noinfo
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Access
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2006-0002

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Type: UNKNOWN
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Source: CCN
Type: SA18368
Microsoft Outlook / Exchange TNEF Decoding Arbitrary Code Execution

Source: secure@microsoft.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secure@microsoft.com

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Type: UNKNOWN
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Source: secure@microsoft.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secure@microsoft.com

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Type: UNKNOWN
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Source: secure@microsoft.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secure@microsoft.com

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Type: UNKNOWN
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Source: CCN
Type: SECTRACK ID: 1015460
Microsoft Exchange Buffer Overflow in Processing TNEF Messages Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code

Source: secure@microsoft.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secure@microsoft.com

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Type: UNKNOWN
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Source: CCN
Type: SECTRACK ID: 1015461
Microsoft Outlook Buffer Overflow in Processing TNEF Messages Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code

Source: secure@microsoft.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secure@microsoft.com

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Type: UNKNOWN
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Source: secure@microsoft.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secure@microsoft.com

Source: CCN
Type: ASA-2006-004
Windows Security Updates for January 2006 - (MS06-002 MS06-003)

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS13-068
Vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2756473)

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS14-082
Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (3017349)

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Type: UNKNOWN
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Source: CCN
Type: US-CERT VU#252146
Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Exchange TNEF decoding buffer overflow

Source: secure@microsoft.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secure@microsoft.com

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-003
Vulnerability in TNEF decoding in Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Exchange Could Allow Remote Code Execution (902412)

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-009
Vulnerability in the Korean Input Method Editor Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (901190)

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-012
Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (905413)

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS07-003
Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Outlook Could Allow Remote Code Execution (925938)

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-015
Vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook Could Allow Remote Code Execution (949031)

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS09-060
Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Active Template Library (ATL) ActiveX Controls for Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (973965

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-045
Vulnerability in Microsoft Office Outlook Could Allow Remote Code Execution (978212)

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-064
Vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2315011)

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Type: UNKNOWN
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Source: secure@microsoft.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secure@microsoft.com

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Type: UNKNOWN
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Source: secure@microsoft.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secure@microsoft.com

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Type: UNKNOWN
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Source: CCN
Type: BID-16197
Microsoft Outlook / Microsoft Exchange TNEF Decoding Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Source: secure@microsoft.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secure@microsoft.com

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Type: UNKNOWN
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Source: secure@microsoft.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secure@microsoft.com

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Type: UNKNOWN
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Source: secure@microsoft.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secure@microsoft.com

Source: CCN
Type: Internet Security Systems Protection Alert January 10, 2006
Malformed TNEF Processing Vulnerability

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Type: UNKNOWN
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Source: secure@microsoft.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secure@microsoft.com

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Type: UNKNOWN
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Source: secure@microsoft.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secure@microsoft.com

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
win-tnef-overflow(22878)

Source: CCN
Type: IBM Internet Security Systems X-Force Database
Microsoft Windows Knowledge Base Article 902412 update is not installed

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Type: UNKNOWN
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Source: secure@microsoft.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secure@microsoft.com

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Type: UNKNOWN
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Source: secure@microsoft.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secure@microsoft.com

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Type: UNKNOWN
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Source: secure@microsoft.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secure@microsoft.com

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Type: UNKNOWN
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Source: secure@microsoft.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secure@microsoft.com

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Type: UNKNOWN
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Source: secure@microsoft.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secure@microsoft.com

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Type: UNKNOWN
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Source: secure@microsoft.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secure@microsoft.com

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:5.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:5.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:5.0:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:5.5:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:5.5:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:5.5:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:5.5:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:5.5:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2000:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2000:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2003:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2003:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:xp:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook:2000:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook:2002:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook:2003:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook:2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook:2002:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook:2003:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:5.5:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:xp:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2000:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2000:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:5.0:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2003:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2003:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_multilingual_user_interface_pack:2003:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1456
    V
    Outlook 2003 TNEF Decoding Vulnerability
    2012-05-28
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1485
    V
    Outlook 2000 TNEF Decoding Vulnerability
    2012-05-28
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1165
    V
    Outlook 2002 TNEF Decoding Vulnerability
    2012-05-28
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:624
    V
    Exchange Server 5.5 TNEF Decoding Vulnerability
    2007-11-13
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1316
    V
    Exchange Server 5.0 TNEF Decoding Vulnerability
    2006-02-22
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1082
    V
    Exchange 2000 Server TNEF Decoding Vulnerability
    2006-02-22
    BACK
    microsoft exchange server 5.0 -
    microsoft exchange server 5.0 sp1
    microsoft exchange server 5.0 sp2
    microsoft exchange server 5.5 -
    microsoft exchange server 5.5 sp1
    microsoft exchange server 5.5 sp2
    microsoft exchange server 5.5 sp3
    microsoft exchange server 5.5 sp4
    microsoft exchange server 2000 sp3
    microsoft office 2000 sp3
    microsoft office 2003 sp1
    microsoft office 2003 sp2
    microsoft office xp sp3
    microsoft outlook 2000 sp3
    microsoft outlook 2002 sp3
    microsoft outlook 2003
    microsoft outlook 2000
    microsoft outlook 2002
    microsoft outlook 2003
    microsoft exchange server 5.5 sp4
    microsoft office xp sp3
    microsoft exchange server 2000 sp3
    microsoft office 2000 sp3
    microsoft exchange server 5.0 sp2
    microsoft office 2003 sp1
    microsoft office 2003 sp2
    microsoft office multilingual user interface pack 2003