PT-2006-5294 · Microsoft · Internet Explorer+1

Nop · Published 2006-08-31 · Updated 2018-10-17 · CVE-2006-4494

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Visual Studio version 6.0

Description The issue 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.

Recommendations For Microsoft Visual Studio version 6.0, consider disabling the instantiation of the specified ActiveX COM Objects in Internet Explorer as a temporary workaround until a patch is available. Restrict access to these objects to minimize the risk of exploitation. Avoid using these objects in Internet Explorer until the issue is resolved. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Related Identifiers

CVE-2006-4494

Affected Products

Internet Explorer

Visual Studio

References · 6

• 🔥 http://xsec.org/index.php?module=releases&act=view&type=1&id=15 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/28401 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-4494 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/443499/100/100/threaded · Note
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1473 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/19572 · Note