CVE-2006-0994
N/A
Published: May 10, 2006 at 10:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:21 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorSophos Anti Virus
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 22%
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
5.0.0 ≤ v < 5.2.14.00 < v < 4.05
Affected range stops below 4.05, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 5.2.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.
References (9)
Mailing Listx_refsource_FULLDISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-May/045897.htmlThird Party Advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
Source: [email protected]
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/869VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016041Mailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/433272/100/0/threadedVDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17876VDB Entryx_refsource_VUPENPermissions RequiredThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1730x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: [email protected]
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-012.htmlQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-Other
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