FKIE_CVE-2006-0994
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2006-05-10 10:02 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:21
Severity
Summary
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.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| sophos | sophos_anti-virus | * | |
| sophos | sophos_anti-virus | * |
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"lastModified": "2026-06-16T22:21:48.620",
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