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CVE-2006-4494
Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) and possibly execute arbitrary code…
High7.5EPSS 22.1%
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- mitre
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 22.1% · top 2.3% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (4)
- 20060817 [XSec-06-07]: Visual Studio 6.0 Multiple COM Object Instantiation Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- http://www.xsec.org/index.php?module=releases&act=view&type=1&id=15 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 19572 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 1473 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
Sources
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- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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