Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in alwil avast! Anti-virus Engine before 4.7.869 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted LHA file that contains extended headers with file and directory names whose concatenation triggers the overflow.
Published: 2006-09-07
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: 5.9% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2006-4614 Heap-based buffer overflow in alwil avast! Anti-virus Engine before 4.7.869 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted LHA file that contains extended headers with file and directory names whose concatenation triggers the overflow.
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Alwil Avast Antivirus
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T19:14:47.874Z

Reserved: 2006-09-07T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2006-4626

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2006-09-07T21:04:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2006-4626

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