7.5
HIGH
CVE-2006-0994
Sophos Anti-Virus Heap Corruption Buffer Overflow
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.

INFO

Published Date :

May 10, 2006, 10:02 a.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 18, 2018, 4:30 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2006-0994 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 Sophos sophos_anti-virus
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-2006-0994.

URL Resource
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-May/045897.html Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20028 Third Party Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/869 Third Party Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016041 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/433272/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17876 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1730 Permissions Required Third Party Advisory
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-012.html Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26305 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2006-0994 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2006-0994 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 [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Oct. 18, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/433272/100/0/threaded [Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/433272/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 27, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://securitytracker.com/id?1016041 No Types Assigned http://securitytracker.com/id?1016041 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/20028 Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/20028 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-May/045897.html No Types Assigned http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-May/045897.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-012.html No Types Assigned http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-012.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/433272/100/0/threaded No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/433272/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17876 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17876 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://securityreason.com/securityalert/869 No Types Assigned http://securityreason.com/securityalert/869 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1730 No Types Assigned http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1730 Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26305 No Types Assigned https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26305 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:sophos:sophos_anti-virus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 4.04 *cpe:2.3:a:sophos:sophos_anti-virus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 5.2.0 OR *cpe:2.3:a:sophos:sophos_anti-virus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (excluding) 4.00 up to (excluding) 4.05 *cpe:2.3:a:sophos:sophos_anti-virus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.0.0 up to (excluding) 5.2.1
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 20, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/26305 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26305 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 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-2006-0994 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-2006-0994 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

93.55 }} 0.00%

score

0.98517

percentile

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