Unscored severity · published Dec 12, 2006
CVE-2006-6335
Multiple buffer overflows in Sophos Anti-Virus scanning engine before 2.40 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a SIT archive with a long filename that is not…
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CVSS
12.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Multiple buffer overflows in Sophos Anti-Virus scanning engine before 2.40 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a SIT archive with a long filename that is not null-terminated, which triggers a heap-based overflow in veex.dll due to improper length calculation, and (2) a CPIO archive, with a long filename that is not null-terminated, which triggers a stack-based overflow in veex.dll.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)12.6% · higher than 96% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SA
Sophos Anti-virus · Sophos
through 2.3 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-6335
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-6335
secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/23325
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454197/100/0/threaded
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454211/100/0/threaded
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21563
Vendor Advisory
http://www.sophos.com/support/knowledgebase/article/17340.html
Vendor Advisory
http://www.sophos.com/support/knowledgebase/article/21637.html
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