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CVE-2006-4494

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 - Visual Studio COM Object Instantiation Denial of Service

Severity Score

7.5
*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

2
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

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.

Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0 permite a atacantes remotos provocar una denegación de servicio (corrupción de memoria) y posiblemente ejecutar código arbitrario instanciando objetos Visual Studio 6.0 ActiveX COM en Internet Explorer, incluyendo (1) tcprops.dll, (2) fp30wec.dll, (3) mdt2db.dll, (4) mdt2qd.dll, y (5) vi30aut.dll.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2006-08-08 First Exploit
  • 2006-08-31 CVE Reserved
  • 2006-08-31 CVE Published
  • 2023-10-27 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-07 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
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Microsoft
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Visual Studio
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6.0
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-
Affected
Microsoft
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Visual Studio
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6.0
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sp1
Affected