CVE-2006-0994 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Multiple Sophos Anti-Virus products, including Anti-Virus for Windows 5.x before 5.2.1 and 4.x before 4.05, when cabinet file inspection is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a CAB file with "invalid folder count values," which leads to heap corruption.

Published: 2006-05-10

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 42.7% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:sophos:sophos_anti-virus::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:sophos:sophos_anti-virus::::::::

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.42705.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-May/045897.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/20028
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/869
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016041
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/433272/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17876
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1730
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-012.html
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26305

History

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Subscriptions

Sophos Sophos Anti-virus

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2006-05-10T10:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T16:56:15.413Z

Reserved: 2006-03-03T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2006-0994

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2006-05-10T10:02:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2006-0994

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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