CVE-2006-6133
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedStack-based buffer overflow in Visual Studio Crystal Reports for Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2002 and 2002 SP1, .NET 2003 and 2003 SP1, and 2005 and 2005 SP1 (formerly Business Objects Crystal Reports XI Professional) allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted RPT file.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceA stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the Crystal Reports component bundled with multiple versions of Microsoft Visual Studio .NET (2002 through 2005). The vulnerability is triggered when parsing a specially crafted RPT (report) file, allowing an attacker to overwrite stack memory and execute arbitrary code. The attack requires user interaction (opening the malicious file), classifying it as user-assisted.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE dataall versions= 2002= 2003= 2005CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Complete
- Integrity
- Complete
- Availability
- Complete
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify Visual Studio .NET installationsOpen Control Panel > Programs and Features, or check registry at HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\VisualStudio for versions 7.0 (2002), 7.1 (2003), or 8.0 (2005)Affected if Visual Studio .NET 2002, 2003, or 2005 is listed as installed
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Locate Crystal Reports component within Visual StudioSearch for CrystalReports folder in the Visual Studio installation directory (typically under C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio or C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio)Affected if Crystal Reports files or folders are found within a Visual Studio 2002-2005 installation directory
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Detect standalone Crystal Reports Xi installationCheck installed programs for BusinessObjects Crystal Reports Xi, or search for Common\Crystal Decisions folder in Program FilesAffected if Crystal Reports Xi is listed as installed on the system
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Verify RPT file type handlerCheck Windows registry under HKCR\.rpt or HKCR\CrystalReports.RPTFile to see which application handles RPT filesAffected if RPT files are associated with a legacy Crystal Reports viewer or runtime from the affected versions
The environment is affected if Visual Studio .NET 2002/2003/2005 or Crystal Reports Xi (any version) is installed, as both bundle the vulnerable Crystal Reports component that processes RPT files.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataOrganizations should audit for and remove unused installations of the affected Visual Studio versions, as they are legacy (2002-2005). Users should be trained to never open RPT files from untrusted sources. Where Crystal Reports functionality is still required, migrate to supported versions or alternative reporting solutions.
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