CVE-2006-5646
Sophos AntiVirus - '.CHM' File Heap Overflow (PoC)
Severity Score
5.0
*CVSS v2
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
1
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
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*SSVC
Descriptions
Heap-based buffer overflow in Sophos Anti-Virus and Endpoint Security before 6.0.5, Anti-Virus for Linux before 5.0.10, and other platforms before 4.11, when archive scanning is enabled, allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service (memory corruption) via a CHM file with an LZX decompression header that specifies a Window_size of 0.
Desbordamiento de búfer basado en montón en Sophos Anti-Virus y Endpoint Security versiones anteriores a 6.0.5, Anti-Virus para Linux anteriores a 5.0.10, y otras plataformas anteriores a 4.11, cuando el escaneo de archivos está habilitado, permite a atacantes remotos disparar una denegación de servicio (corrupción de memoria) a través de un archivo CHM con una cabecera de descompresión LZX que especifica un tamaño de ventana 0.
*Credits:
N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:-
Exploitation
Automatable
Tech. Impact
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2006-11-01 CVE Reserved
- 2006-11-01 CVE Published
- 2006-12-10 First Exploit
- 2024-02-05 EPSS Updated
- 2024-08-07 CVE Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
- CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
CAPEC
References (7)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=452 | Third Party Advisory | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1017132 | Vdb Entry | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20816 | Vdb Entry | |
| http://www.sophos.com/support/knowledgebase/article/7609.html | X_refsource_confirm |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2910 | 2006-12-10 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/22591 | 2011-03-07 | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4239 | 2011-03-07 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Sophos Search vendor "Sophos" | Anti-virus Search vendor "Sophos" for product "Anti-virus" | 4.04 Search vendor "Sophos" for product "Anti-virus" and version "4.04" | - |
Affected
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| Sophos Search vendor "Sophos" | Anti-virus Search vendor "Sophos" for product "Anti-virus" | 4.05 Search vendor "Sophos" for product "Anti-virus" and version "4.05" | - |
Affected
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| Sophos Search vendor "Sophos" | Anti-virus Search vendor "Sophos" for product "Anti-virus" | 4.5.3 Search vendor "Sophos" for product "Anti-virus" and version "4.5.3" | - |
Affected
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| Sophos Search vendor "Sophos" | Anti-virus Search vendor "Sophos" for product "Anti-virus" | 4.5.4 Search vendor "Sophos" for product "Anti-virus" and version "4.5.4" | - |
Affected
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| Sophos Search vendor "Sophos" | Anti-virus Search vendor "Sophos" for product "Anti-virus" | 4.5.11 Search vendor "Sophos" for product "Anti-virus" and version "4.5.11" | - |
Affected
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| Sophos Search vendor "Sophos" | Anti-virus Search vendor "Sophos" for product "Anti-virus" | 4.5.12 Search vendor "Sophos" for product "Anti-virus" and version "4.5.12" | - |
Affected
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| Sophos Search vendor "Sophos" | Anti-virus Search vendor "Sophos" for product "Anti-virus" | 4.7.1 Search vendor "Sophos" for product "Anti-virus" and version "4.7.1" | - |
Affected
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| Sophos Search vendor "Sophos" | Anti-virus Search vendor "Sophos" for product "Anti-virus" | 4.7.2 Search vendor "Sophos" for product "Anti-virus" and version "4.7.2" | - |
Affected
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| Sophos Search vendor "Sophos" | Anti-virus Search vendor "Sophos" for product "Anti-virus" | 5.0.1 Search vendor "Sophos" for product "Anti-virus" and version "5.0.1" | - |
Affected
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| Sophos Search vendor "Sophos" | Anti-virus Search vendor "Sophos" for product "Anti-virus" | 5.0.2 Search vendor "Sophos" for product "Anti-virus" and version "5.0.2" | - |
Affected
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| Sophos Search vendor "Sophos" | Anti-virus Search vendor "Sophos" for product "Anti-virus" | 5.0.4 Search vendor "Sophos" for product "Anti-virus" and version "5.0.4" | - |
Affected
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| Sophos Search vendor "Sophos" | Anti-virus Search vendor "Sophos" for product "Anti-virus" | 5.1 Search vendor "Sophos" for product "Anti-virus" and version "5.1" | - |
Affected
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| Sophos Search vendor "Sophos" | Anti-virus Search vendor "Sophos" for product "Anti-virus" | 5.2 Search vendor "Sophos" for product "Anti-virus" and version "5.2" | - |
Affected
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| Sophos Search vendor "Sophos" | Anti-virus Search vendor "Sophos" for product "Anti-virus" | 5.2.1 Search vendor "Sophos" for product "Anti-virus" and version "5.2.1" | - |
Affected
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| Sophos Search vendor "Sophos" | Anti-virus Search vendor "Sophos" for product "Anti-virus" | 6.0.4 Search vendor "Sophos" for product "Anti-virus" and version "6.0.4" | - |
Affected
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| Sophos Search vendor "Sophos" | Endpoint Security Search vendor "Sophos" for product "Endpoint Security" | <= 6.04 Search vendor "Sophos" for product "Endpoint Security" and version " <= 6.04" | - |
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