7.5

CVE-2006-4494: microsoft visual_studio

CVSS: 7.5v2.0HighModified
Published 31-08-2006Last modified 07-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2006-4494 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in microsoft visual_studio. EPSS estimates a 22.11% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97.6% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.

Overall risk
44/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
22.11%
0%100%
High · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits2reference, exploit-database

Timeline

  1. 31-08-2006
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

22.11%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

98%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 22.11% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
22.11%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

2 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (xsec.org)

    Maturity: unknown

  • exploit-databasedoswindowsVerified

    Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 - Visual Studio COM Object Instantiation Denial of Service

    Maturity: poc

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Microsoft1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

4 links