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             AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution

                          ESB-2006.0905 -- [Win]
        MS06-073 - Vulnerability in Visual Studio 2005 Could Allow
                           Remote Code Execution
                             13 December 2006

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        AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product:              Microsoft Visual Studio 2005
Publisher:            Microsoft
Operating System:     Windows
Impact:               Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands
Access:               Remote/Unauthenticated
CVE Names:            CVE-2006-4704

Original Bulletin:
  http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS06-073.mspx

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MS06-073 - Vulnerability in Visual Studio 2005 Could Allow Remote
Code Execution (925674)

Affected Software: 
 - Microsoft Visual Studio 2005

Full MS06-073 Advisory:
 http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS06-073.mspx

Vulerability Details

WMI Object Broker Vulnerability
CVE-2006-4704

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the WMI Object Broker control
that the WMI Wizard uses in Visual Studio 2005.An attacker could exploit the
vulnerability by constructing a specially crafted Web page that could
potentially allow remote code execution if a user viewed the Web page. An
attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could take complete
control of an affected system.

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