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    CVE-2006-4626

    Heap-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.

    Published:Sep 7, 2006
    Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
    EPS:Sep 7, 2006
    EPSS Score:0.05886
    CVSS Score:7.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Alwil
    Product
    Avast Antivirus

    Exploits

    http://www.hustlelabs.com/advisories/04072006_alwil.pdfhttp://www.hustlelabs.com/advisories/04072006_alwil.pdf

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High