Vulnerability CVE-2006-4626


Published: 2006-09-07   Modified: 2012-02-12

Description:
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.

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
7.5/10
6.4/10
10/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Partial
Partial
Partial
Affected software
Alwil -> Avast antivirus 

 References:
http://www.hustlelabs.com/advisories/04072006_alwil.pdf
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3515
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19903
http://secunia.com/advisories/21794

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