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MS06-073: Vulnerability in Visual Studio 2005 Could Allow Remote Code Execution (925674)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 23836
Synopsis
Arbitrary code can be executed on the remote host through the web browser.Description
The remote host is running a version of Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 that is vulnerable to a buffer overflow when handling malformed WMI request in the ActiveX component.An attacker may exploit this flaw to execute arbitrary code on this host, by entice a use to visit a specially crafter web page.
Solution
Microsoft has released a set of patches for VS2005.See Also
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/SecurityBulletins/2006/ms06-073
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 23836
File Name: smb_nt_ms06-073.nasl
Version: 1.35
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows : Microsoft Bulletins
Published: 12/12/2006
Updated: 11/15/2018
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: High
Score: 8.5
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.8
Temporal Score: 5.9
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:microsoft:visual_studio
Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 12/12/2006
Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/1/2006
Exploitable With
Metasploit (MS06-014 Microsoft Internet Explorer COM CreateObject Code Execution)
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2006-4704
BID: 20843