>> Microsoft Visual Studio WMI Object Broker Code Execution Vulnerability (MS06-073)
Title : Microsoft Visual Studio WMI Object Broker Code Execution Vulnerability (MS06-073) VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2006-4282 CVE ID : CVE-2006-4704
Rated as : Critical
Remotely Exploitable : Yes Locally Exploitable : Yes Release Date : 2006-11-01
Technical Description
A vulnerability has been identified in Microsoft Visual Studio, which could be exploited by attackers to take complete control of an affected system. This flaw is due to an error in the WMI Object Broker ActiveX control (WmiScriptUtils.dll) that fails to ensure that it interacts safely when it is hosted on a Web page, which could be exploited by attackers to execute arbitrary commands on a system where the vulnerable application is installed by tricking a user into visiting a specially crafted web page.
Note : This vulnerability is currently being exploited in the wild.
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