CVE-2006-5646 json
Heap-based buffer overflow in Sophos Anti-Virus and Endpoint Security before 6.0.5, Anti-Virus for Linux before 5.0.10, and other platforms…
published 2006-11-01 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2006-5631
- cvss
- 5.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 17.9%
- EPSS 17.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 97%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB
Summary
Heap-based buffer overflow in Sophos Anti-Virus and Endpoint Security before 6.0.5, Anti-Virus for Linux before 5.0.10, and other platforms before 4.11, when archive scanning is enabled, allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service (memory corruption) via a CHM file with an LZX decompression header that specifies a Window_size of 0.
Timeline
- Published
- First public exploit (EDB-2910)
Exploit prediction
17.92% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-2910 Sophos AntiVirus - '.CHM' File Heap Overflow (PoC) dos, 2006-12-10
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
References
-
vupen.com
/english/advisories/2006/4239
vdb-entry, vendor-advisory
-
secunia.com
/advisories/22591
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
- sophos.com /support/knowledgebase/article/7609.html
-
securitytracker.com
/id?1017132
vdb-entry
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labs.idefense.com
/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=452
third-party-advisory
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/20816
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2006-5646
- NVD CVE-2006-5646
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