CVE-2006-6293

Summary

CVECVE-2006-6293
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2006-12-05 11:28:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionHeap-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

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.5 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
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

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
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
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