CVE-2006-4494

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Published Aug 31, 2006 CVSS 2.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 22.1% KEV · Not listed

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.

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 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio:6.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio:6.0:sp1::::::

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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 Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 22.1% (22.109% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
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=15

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Visual Studio

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 7:14 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Aug 31, 2006, 10:00 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 7:14 PM
Reserved: Aug 31, 2006, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:29 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Aug 31, 2006, 10:04 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:29 PM

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