Microsoft KB Archive/927709

= Microsoft Security Advisory: Vulnerability in Visual Studio 2005 could allow remote code execution =

Article ID: 927709

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Professional Edition
 * Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Express Edition

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INTRODUCTION
Microsoft is investigating public reports of a vulnerability in an ActiveX control in Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 on a computer that is running the Microsoft Windows operating system. We are aware of proof-of-concept code that has been published publicly and of the possibility of limited attacks that are attempting to use the reported vulnerability.

We have released a Microsoft security advisory about this issue for IT professionals. This security advisory contains additional security-related information. To view the security advisory, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/927709.mspx

Additional query words: security bug flaw vulnerability malicious attacker exploit registry unauthenticated buffer overrun overflow specially-formed scope specially-crafted denial of service WMI Visual Studio

Keywords: kbtshoot kbinfo kbsecadvisory kbsecurity kbsecvulnerability kbbug kbfix kbpubtypekc KB927709

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