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CVE-2006-3653
wksss.exe 8.4.702.0 in Microsoft Works Spreadsheet 8.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption or crash) via…
Low2.6EPSS 14.9%
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- mitre
Description
wksss.exe 8.4.702.0 in Microsoft Works Spreadsheet 8.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption or crash) via crafted (1) Works, (2) Excel, and (3) Lotus 1-2-3 files.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Low2.6 | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 14.9% · top 3.3% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 2.6.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (4)
- 18989 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 20060714 Microsoft Works - Buffer Overflows / Denial of Service (DoS)-Vulnerabilities (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 1016504 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- ADV-2006-2813 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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