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CVE-2006-0994 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-May/045897.html CVEThird Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20028 CVEThird Party Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/869 CVEThird Party Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016041 CVEThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26305 CVEThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
NVD-CWE-OtherWeakness Not in a Standard CWE Category[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
sophos sophos anti-virus
> 4.00, < 4.05
>= 5.0.0, < 5.2.1

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:sophos:sophos_anti-virus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

8 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2006-0994
NVD Published Date:
May 10, 2006
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2006-0994 Details - Not Deferred