CVE-2006-6458

Description

The Trend Micro scan engine before 8.320 for Windows and before 8.150 on HP-UX and AIX, as used in Trend Micro PC Cillin - Internet Security 2006, Office Scan 7.3, and Server Protect 5.58, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and system hang) via a malformed RAR archive with an Archive Header section with the head_size and pack_size fields set to zero, which triggers an infinite loop.

7.8

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.74% Top 30%

Third-Party Advisory secunia.com Third-Party Advisory idefense.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21509	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/23321	third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4918	vdb entry
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=439	third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-6458?: CVE-2006-6458 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-6458?: To fix CVE-2006-6458, 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-2006-6458 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2006-6458 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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