VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2006-4626
Heap-based buffer overflow in alwil avast!
HIGH 7.5EPSS 4.70%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.70%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in alwil avast! Anti-virus Engine before 4.7.869 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted LHA file that contains extended headers with file and directory names whose concatenation triggers the overflow.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 4.70% probability · 91th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- alwil/avast antivirus
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21794
- http://www.hustlelabs.com/advisories/04072006_alwil.pdfExploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19903
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3515
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21794
- http://www.hustlelabs.com/advisories/04072006_alwil.pdfExploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19903
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3515
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.