Added: 01/15/2007
CVE: CVE-2006-4704
BID: 20843
OSVDB: 30155
Microsoft Visual Studio is a product to assist with software development in the Windows operating system.
A flaw in the WMI Object Broker ActiveX control allows attackers to bypass security zone restrictions, leading to command execution when a user opens a specially crafted web page.
Apply the patch referenced in Microsoft Security Bulletin 06-073.
<http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms06-073.mspx>
<http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-047.html>
Exploit works on Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 and requires a user to open the exploit in a web browser.
Windows