CVE-2006-6335

N/A Unknown
Published: December 12, 2006 Modified: April 23, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23325
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454197/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454211/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21563
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.sophos.com/support/knowledgebase/article/17340.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.sophos.com/support/knowledgebase/article/21637.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4919
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-045.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-046.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30851
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30852
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/23325
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454197/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454211/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21563
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.sophos.com/support/knowledgebase/article/17340.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.sophos.com/support/knowledgebase/article/21637.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4919
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-045.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-046.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30851
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30852
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

22 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
15.2%
95th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

sophos