CVE-2006-4494
Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) and possibly execute arbitrary code by instantiating certain Visual Studio 6.0 ActiveX COM Objects in Internet Explorer, including (1) tcprops.dll, (2)…
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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 22.1%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) and possibly execute arbitrary code by instantiating certain Visual Studio 6.0 ActiveX COM Objects in Internet Explorer, including (1) tcprops.dll, (2) fp30wec.dll, (3) mdt2db.dll, (4) mdt2qd.dll, and (5) vi30aut.dll.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 22.11% probability · 98th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- microsoft/visual studio
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1473
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/443499/100/100/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19572
- http://www.xsec.org/index.php?module=releases&act=view&type=1&id=15Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1473
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/443499/100/100/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19572
- http://www.xsec.org/index.php?module=releases&act=view&type=1&id=15Exploit, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.