# CVE-2006-4494: Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) and possibly execute arbitrary code by

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2006-08-31 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/443499/100/100/threaded
- http://www.xsec.org/index.php?module=releases&act=view&type=1&id=15
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19572
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1473
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/28401

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