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This old ActiveX issue could let a hostile webpage make the vulnerable control create or overwrite files on a Windows system. The sources tie it to VBTOVSI.DLL 1.0.0.0 in Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0. It mainly matters for legacy desktops where this control remains installed and usable. Exposure is most likely on legacy Windows systems with Visual Studio 6.0 or the VB To VSI Support Library installed, especially where Internet Explorer or ActiveX execution remains enabled. Modern systems without this registered ActiveX control are unlikely to be exposed based on the supplied sources. Treat this as a legacy exposure cleanup item with high impact on affected hosts. It is not broad modern internet exposure, but systems retaining old ActiveX controls can create disproportionate risk and should be found, retired, or isolated. Mitigation focus: Inventory systems for VBTOVSI.DLL 1.0.0.0 and Visual Studio 6.0 remnants.; Remove the obsolete library where there is no business requirement.; Disable or tightly restrict ActiveX execution on legacy browsers..
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- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- visualstudio-vbtovsi-file-overwrite(36571)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
- 4394CVE reference · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
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