CVE-2006-1043 Memory corruption in n/a
A stack-based buffer overflow in Visual Studio allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by tricking users into opening malicious project files.
- 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-2006-1043?
CVE-2006-1043 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Visual Studio, published on 7 Mar 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
Stack-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0 and Microsoft Visual InterDev 6.0 allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long DataProject field in a (1) Visual Studio Database Project File (.dbp) or (2) Visual Studio Solution (.sln).
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-1043?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Microsoft Visual Interdev, Microsoft Visual Studio.
How do I fix CVE-2006-1043?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-1043 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2006-1043 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-1043 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Visual Studio
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pw7h-26mj-qxwm.