CVE-2006-0187 Code injection in n/a
Attackers can execute arbitrary code by tricking users into opening malicious Visual Studio project files due to automatic code execution in control load events.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2006-0187?
CVE-2006-0187 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Jan 2006. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
By design, Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 automatically executes code in the Load event of a user-defined control (UserControl1_Load function), which allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code by tricking the user into opening a malicious Visual Studio project file.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-0187?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Visual Studio .Net.
How do I fix CVE-2006-0187?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-0187 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2006-0187 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-0187 exists.
Public exploit code: 2 Exploit-DB entries.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wxv2-7rm9-chw9.