CVE-2006-4732 Memory corruption in n/a
An attacker can execute arbitrary code by tricking a user into opening a malicious Visual Basic 6 project file containing a specific Click event procedure.
- 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-2006-4732?
CVE-2006-4732 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Sep 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
Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Visual Basic (VB) 6 has an unknown impact ("overflow") via a project that contains a certain Click event procedure, as demonstrated using the msgbox function and the VB.Label object.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-4732?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Visual Basic.
How do I fix CVE-2006-4732?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-4732 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-2006-4732 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-4732 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
- CVE-2008-3704 Memory corruption in n/a
- CVE-2008-0392 Memory corruption in n/a
- CVE-2007-4776 Memory corruption in n/a
- CVE-2007-2884 Memory corruption in n/a
- CVE-2001-0153 Buffer overflow in VB-TSQL debugger object (vbsdicli.exe) in Visual Studio 6.0 Enterprise Edition allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w2gm-mvph-w2q7.