CVE-2006-0187

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Published Jan 12, 2006 CVSS 2.0 · 5.1 Medium EPSS 19.1% KEV · Not listed

Description

By design, Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 automatically executes code in the Load event of a user-defined control (UserControl1_Load function), which allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code by tricking the user into opening a malicious Visual Studio project file.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_.net:2005:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

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Access Vector Network

Access Complexity High

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 19.1% (19.085% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/18409
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/421943/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16225
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0151
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24116

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Visual Studio .net

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 4:25 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jan 12, 2006, 11:00 AM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 4:25 PM
Reserved: Jan 12, 2006, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:20 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Jan 12, 2006, 6:02 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:20 PM

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