CVE-2006-6293
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2006-6293 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2006-12-05 11:28:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC |
| Description | Heap-based buffer overflow in FRISK Software F-Prot Antivirus before 4.6.7 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted CHM file. NOTE: this issue has at least a partial overlap with CVE-2006-6294. |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
PartialIntegrity
PartialAvailability
PartialAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | F-prot | F-prot Antivirus | 3.11b | All | All | All |
| Application | F-prot | F-prot Antivirus | 3.12 | All | All | All |
| Application | F-prot | F-prot Antivirus | 3.12a | All | All | All |
| Application | F-prot | F-prot Antivirus | 3.12b | All | All | All |
| Application | F-prot | F-prot Antivirus | 3.12c | All | All | All |
| Application | F-prot | F-prot Antivirus | 3.12d | All | All | All |
| Application | F-prot | F-prot Antivirus | 3.13 | All | All | All |
| Application | F-prot | F-prot Antivirus | 3.13a | All | All | All |
| Application | F-prot | F-prot Antivirus | 3.14 | All | All | All |
| Application | F-prot | F-prot Antivirus | 3.14a | All | All | All |
| Application | F-prot | F-prot Antivirus | 3.14b | All | All | All |
| Application | F-prot | F-prot Antivirus | 3.14c | All | All | All |
| Application | F-prot | F-prot Antivirus | 3.14d | All | All | All |
| Application | F-prot | F-prot Antivirus | 3.14e | All | All | All |
| Application | F-prot | F-prot Antivirus | 3.15 | All | All | All |
| Application | F-prot | F-prot Antivirus | 3.15a | All | All | All |
| Application | F-prot | F-prot Antivirus | 3.15b | All | All | All |
| Application | F-prot | F-prot Antivirus | 3.16 | All | All | All |
| Application | F-prot | F-prot Antivirus | 3.16a | All | All | All |
| Application | F-prot | F-prot Antivirus | 3.16b | All | All | All |
| Application | F-prot | F-prot Antivirus | 3.16c | All | All | All |
| Application | F-prot | F-prot Antivirus | 3.16d | All | All | All |
| Application | F-prot | F-prot Antivirus | 3.16e | All | All | All |
| Application | F-prot | F-prot Antivirus | 3.16f | All | All | All |
| Application | F-prot | F-prot Antivirus | All | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| F-PROT Antivirus EOL Announcement | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.f-prot.com | |
| www.osvdb.org/30406 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.osvdb.org | |
| 404 Not Found | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | gleg.net | |
| F-Prot AntiVirus 4.6.6 - CHM Heap Overflow (PoC) - Linux dos Exploit | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.exploit-db.com | |
| F-PROT Antivirus ACE and CHM File Handling Vulnerabilities - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| GLEG Ltd. - Information Security Company | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | gleg.net | Exploit |
| F-PROT Antivirus CHM File Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | Patch, Vendor Advisory |
| Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vupen.com | Vendor Advisory |
| SecurityTracker.com Archives - F-Prot Antivirus CHM File Buffer Overflow and ACE Archive Infinite Loop Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code and Deny Service | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | securitytracker.com | |
| Gentoo update for f-prot - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| [Full-disclosure] F-Prot Antivirus for Unix: heap overflow and Denial of Service | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.grok.org.uk | |
| SecurityFocus | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| Gentoo Linux Documentation -- F-PROT Antivirus: Multiple vulnerabilities | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | security.gentoo.org | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.