Microsoft PowerPoint mso.dll malformed shape — CVE-2006-3590

CVE_2006_3590

← All detection heuristics · Office

critical CVE likely CVE_2006_3590

What it means

PowerPoint Pictures stream contains malformed shape-container material and shellcode.

Why it fires

CVE-2006-3590 is the MS06-048 Microsoft PowerPoint mso.dll remote-code-execution vulnerability triggered by a malformed shape container in a PPT file. In observed PPDropper-style decks, the Pictures stream begins with malformed Escher/shape material and carries PEB/API-resolver shellcode or a PE-like payload. The rule requires PowerPoint stream context plus specific shellcode/payload evidence to avoid ordinary picture stream false positives.

Other Office heuristics

OLE_VBA_AFFINE_MSI_DOWNLOADER OLE_VBA_AUTOEXEC_FRAGMENTED_SHELL OLE_VBA_DESTRUCTIVE_WORKBOOK_SHUTDOWN OLE_VBA_BIDIRECTIONAL_MACROCOPY_REPLICATION OOXML_BRAND_LINK_MISMATCH_LURE CVE_2016_7262 POLYGLOT_OOXML_REL_COMMAND OLE_RAW_PCODE_CROSS_DOCUMENT_REPLICATION OLE_VBA_CROSS_WORKBOOK_REPLICATION OOXML_XLM_DANGEROUS_FN OFFICE_DEFAULT_PASSWORD_VBA_DROP_EXEC OFFICE_EMBEDDED_SWF EMBEDDED_OFFICE_CHILD_STATIC_TRIAGE OFFICE_EMBEDDED_MACRO_OBJECT OLE_EMBEDDED_EXE OLE_VBA_EMBEDDED_PE_DROPPER OLE_ENCRYPTED_AND_MALFORMED CVE_2017_11882_EQUATION_NATIVE_CMD_RELATED CVE_2017_11882 OLE_EQUATION_OLE10NATIVE_DOWNLOADER OLE_MTEF_NATIVE_CODE_STUB OLE_EQUATION_OLE10NATIVE_SHELLCODE OOXML_XLM_MACRO_IN_WORKSHEET OLE_XLS5_LAROUX_MACRO_VIRUS