CVE-2006-0994

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.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 42.70% Top 5%

Third-Party Advisory securityreason.com Third-Party Advisory secunia.com Third-Party Advisory org.uk Third-Party Advisory securitytracker.com Third-Party Advisory securityfocus.com Third-Party Advisory vupen.com Third-Party Advisory zerodayinitiative.com Third-Party Advisory ibmcloud.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

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

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-0994?: CVE-2006-0994 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-0994?: To fix CVE-2006-0994, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2006-0994 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-0994 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~43% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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