CVE-2006-4626

Summary

CVECVE-2006-4626
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2006-09-07 21:04:00 UTC
Updated2011-03-08 02:41:00 UTC
DescriptionHeap-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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Alwil Avast Antivirus 4.0.168 All All All
Application Alwil Avast Antivirus 4.0.172 All All All
Application Alwil Avast Antivirus 4.0.183 All All All
Application Alwil Avast Antivirus 4.0.202 All All All
Application Alwil Avast Antivirus 4.0.211 All All All
Application Alwil Avast Antivirus 4.0.229 All All All
Application Alwil Avast Antivirus 4.0.235 All All All
Application Alwil Avast Antivirus 4.1.260 All All All
Application Alwil Avast Antivirus 4.1.268 All All All
Application Alwil Avast Antivirus 4.1.278 All All All
Application Alwil Avast Antivirus 4.1.287 All All All
Application Alwil Avast Antivirus 4.1.289 All All All
Application Alwil Avast Antivirus 4.1.304 All All All
Application Alwil Avast Antivirus 4.1.319 All All All
Application Alwil Avast Antivirus 4.1.335 All All All
Application Alwil Avast Antivirus 4.1.342 All All All
Application Alwil Avast Antivirus 4.1.357 All All All
Application Alwil Avast Antivirus 4.1.389 All All All
Application Alwil Avast Antivirus 4.1.396 All All All
Application Alwil Avast Antivirus 4.1.412 All All All
Application Alwil Avast Antivirus 4.1.418 All All All
Application Alwil Avast Antivirus 4.1.501 All All All
Application Alwil Avast Antivirus 4.5.518 All All All
Application Alwil Avast Antivirus 4.5.549 All All All
Application Alwil Avast Antivirus 4.5.561 All All All
Application Alwil Avast Antivirus 4.6.603 All All All
Application Alwil Avast Antivirus 4.6.623 All All All
Application Alwil Avast Antivirus 4.0.168 All All All
Application Alwil Avast Antivirus 4.0.172 All All All
Application Alwil Avast Antivirus 4.0.183 All All All
Application Alwil Avast Antivirus 4.0.202 All All All
Application Alwil Avast Antivirus 4.0.211 All All All
Application Alwil Avast Antivirus 4.0.229 All All All
Application Alwil Avast Antivirus 4.0.235 All All All
Application Alwil Avast Antivirus 4.1.260 All All All
Application Alwil Avast Antivirus 4.1.268 All All All
Application Alwil Avast Antivirus 4.1.278 All All All
Application Alwil Avast Antivirus 4.1.287 All All All
Application Alwil Avast Antivirus 4.1.289 All All All
Application Alwil Avast Antivirus 4.1.304 All All All
Application Alwil Avast Antivirus 4.1.319 All All All
Application Alwil Avast Antivirus 4.1.335 All All All
Application Alwil Avast Antivirus 4.1.342 All All All
Application Alwil Avast Antivirus 4.1.357 All All All
Application Alwil Avast Antivirus 4.1.389 All All All
Application Alwil Avast Antivirus 4.1.396 All All All
Application Alwil Avast Antivirus 4.1.412 All All All
Application Alwil Avast Antivirus 4.1.418 All All All
Application Alwil Avast Antivirus 4.1.501 All All All
Application Alwil Avast Antivirus 4.5.518 All All All
Application Alwil Avast Antivirus 4.5.549 All All All
Application Alwil Avast Antivirus 4.5.561 All All All
Application Alwil Avast Antivirus 4.6.603 All All All
Application Alwil Avast Antivirus 4.6.623 All All All
Application Alwil Avast Antivirus All All server All
Application Alwil Avast Antivirus All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
www.hustlelabs.com/advisories/04072006_alwil.pdf MISC www.hustlelabs.com Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
avast! LHA Archive Processing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability - Advisories - Secunia SECUNIA secunia.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH VUPEN www.vupen.com
Avast! Antivirus Engine Remote LHA Buffer Overflow Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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