CVE-2006-0187

high

Description

By design, Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 automatically executes code in the Load event of a user-defined control (UserControl1_Load function), which allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code by tricking the user into opening a malicious Visual Studio project file.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24116

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0151

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/421943/100/0/threaded

http://secunia.com/advisories/18409

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2006-01-12

Updated: 2026-04-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.37398