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>> Microsoft Visual Studio WMI Object Broker Code Execution Vulnerability (MS06-073)
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Title : Microsoft Visual Studio WMI Object Broker Code Execution Vulnerability (MS06-073)
Advisory ID : VUPEN/ADV-2006-4282
CVE ID : CVE-2006-4704
Rated as : Critical 
Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2006-11-01
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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 [...]
References
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4282
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/927709.mspx
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS06-073.mspx
Credits
Vulnerability reported by H.D.Moore and discovered in the wild by Michal Bucko (hack.pl)
ChangeLog
2006-11-01 : Initial release
2006-12-12 : Updated Solution
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