Stack-based buffer overflow in the IBM Access Support eGatherer ActiveX control before 3.20.0284.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbit…

published 2006-08-18 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2006-4211

cvss: 9.3; version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 8.9%; EPSS 8.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 95%
public exploits: 0; none known

Stack-based buffer overflow in the IBM Access Support eGatherer ActiveX control before 3.20.0284.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long filename parameter to the RunEgatherer method.

Patch / fix

links 3

securityfocus.com/bid/19554 patch
eeye.com/html/research/advisories/AD20060816.html advisory
secunia.com/advisories/21528 advisory

Exploit prediction

8.85% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19554 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	2.0	9.3	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

References

eeye.com /html/research/advisories/AD20060816.html
patch, vendor-advisory
secunia.com /advisories/21528
third-party-advisory, patch, vendor-advisory
securityfocus.com /bid/19554
vdb-entry, exploit, patch
securityfocus.com /archive/1/444899/100/100/threaded
mailing-list
securitytracker.com /id?1016705
vdb-entry
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/28418
vdb-entry
securityreason.com /securityalert/1424
third-party-advisory
vupen.com /english/advisories/2006/3305
vdb-entry
kb.cert.org /vuls/id/380277
third-party-advisory, us-government-resource
securityfocus.com /archive/1/443471/100/0/threaded
mailing-list

Sources

CVE List CVE-2006-4221
NVD CVE-2006-4221

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Summary