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    CVE-2006-0994

    Multiple Sophos Anti-Virus products, including Anti-Virus for Windows 5.x before 5.2.1 and 4.x before 4.05, when cabinet file inspection is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a CAB file with "invalid folder count values," which leads to heap corruption.

    Published:May 10, 2006
    Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
    EPS:May 10, 2006
    EPSS Score:0.42705
    CVSS Score:7.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Sophos
    Product
    Sophos Anti-virus

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-May/045897.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/20028
    http://securityreason.com/securityalert/869
    http://securitytracker.com/id?1016041
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/433272/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17876
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1730
    http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-012.html
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26305
    http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-May/045897.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/20028
    http://securityreason.com/securityalert/869
    http://securitytracker.com/id?1016041
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/433272/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17876
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1730
    http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-012.html
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26305

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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    Network
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    Physical
    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Scope
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    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
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