CVE-2006-5198

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Summary

CVECVE-2006-5198
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2006-11-14 21:07:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionThe WZFILEVIEW.FileViewCtrl.61 ActiveX control (aka Sky Software "FileView" ActiveX control) for WinZip 10.0 before build 7245 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified "unsafe methods."

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 4 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
High
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Winzip Winzip 10.0 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
VU#512804 - Sky Software FileView ActiveX control allows arbitrary command execution via unsafe methods af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kb.cert.org US Government Resource
WinZip WZFileView.FileViewCtrl.61 ActiveX Control Multiple Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
ZDI-06-040 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.zerodayinitiative.com Vendor Advisory
WinZip FileView ActiveX Control Multiple Vulnerabilities - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
InfoSec Handlers Diary Blog af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 isc.sans.org
WinZip® - Changes to WinZip 10.0 Build 7245 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.winzip.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-067 - Critical | Microsoft Docs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 docs.microsoft.com
WinZip FileView ActiveX Control Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
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