CVE-2006-6961
N/A
Published: January 29, 2007 at 04:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:34 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorSpy Sweeper
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
Description
WebRoot Spy Sweeper 4.5.9 and earlier does not detect malware based on file contents, which allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection by changing a file's name.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v ≤ 4.5.9
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (4)
Mailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/437814/100/200/threadedx_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.sentinel.gr/advisories/SGA-0001.txtVDB Entryx_refsource_XF
Source: [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27272Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-Other
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