Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in libclamav/upx.c in Clam Antivirus (ClamAV) before 0.88 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted UPX files.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 10, 2006, 7:03 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 3, 2025, 1:03 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2006-0162 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Clam_anti-virus clamav
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2006-0162.

URL Resource
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-January/041325.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/18379 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18453
http://secunia.com/advisories/18463
http://secunia.com/advisories/18478
http://secunia.com/advisories/18548
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/342
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015457
http://www.clamav.net/doc/0.88/ChangeLog
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-947
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200601-07.xml
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/385908 US Government Resource
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:016
http://www.osvdb.org/22318
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16191 Patch
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0002/
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0116
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-001.html
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24047
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-January/041325.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/18379 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18453
http://secunia.com/advisories/18463
http://secunia.com/advisories/18478
http://secunia.com/advisories/18548
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/342
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015457
http://www.clamav.net/doc/0.88/ChangeLog
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-947
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200601-07.xml
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/385908 US Government Resource
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:016
http://www.osvdb.org/22318
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16191 Patch
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0002/
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0116
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-001.html
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24047

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2006-0162 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2006-0162 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-January/041325.html
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/18379
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/18453
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/18463
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/18478
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/18548
    Added Reference http://securityreason.com/securityalert/342
    Added Reference http://securitytracker.com/id?1015457
    Added Reference http://www.clamav.net/doc/0.88/ChangeLog
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-947
    Added Reference http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200601-07.xml
    Added Reference http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/385908
    Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:016
    Added Reference http://www.osvdb.org/22318
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16191
    Added Reference http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0002/
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0116
    Added Reference http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-001.html
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24047
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 20, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/24047 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24047 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 11, 2006

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2006-0162 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2006-0162 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

28.00 }} -33.88%

score

0.96061

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability