# 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.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.1 (`AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 7 Mar 2006
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-pw7h-26mj-qxwm

## 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 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-1043?

It affects 2 products.


Products: 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.

## 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:

- Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0 sp6 - '.dbp' Local Buffer Overflow (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Visual Studio

- [CVE-2008-1709](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-1709/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2008-0250](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-0250/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2006-1043 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-1043 exists.

Affected product: Microsoft Visual Studio. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-1043/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-1043/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-1043
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-1043
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2006-1043

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