CVE-2006-6335

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in Sophos Anti-Virus scanning engine before 2.40 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a SIT archive with a long filename that is not null-terminated, which triggers a heap-based overflow in veex.dll due to improper length calculation, and (2) a CPIO archive, with a long filename that is not null-terminated, which triggers a stack-based overflow in veex.dll.

10.0

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 12.86% Top 10%

Vendor Advisory sophos.com Vendor Advisory sophos.com Vendor Advisory zerodayinitiative.com Vendor Advisory zerodayinitiative.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-046.html	patch vendor advisory
http://www.sophos.com/support/knowledgebase/article/17340.html	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21563	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454197/100/0/threaded	mailing list
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30852	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454211/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4919	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/23325	third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30851	vdb entry
http://www.sophos.com/support/knowledgebase/article/21637.html	vendor advisory
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-045.html	patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-6335?: CVE-2006-6335 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-6335?: To fix CVE-2006-6335, 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-2006-6335 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-6335 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~13% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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