CVE Catalog

CVE-2006-0994

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

In Sophos Anti-Virus products before versions 5.2.1 and 4.05, when cabinet file inspection is enabled, a remote attacker can execute arbitrary code via a CAB file with invalid folder count values, leading to heap corruption.

Risk Assessment

The risk is remote code execution without authentication, potentially allowing an attacker to take control of the system and steal data.

Recommendation

Immediately update Sophos Anti-Virus to version 5.2.1 or later (for 5.x) and 4.05 or later (for 4.x).

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS