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Fencer Vulns
critical 9.3

CVE-2006-6884 json

Buffer overflow in the WZFILEVIEW.FileViewCtrl.61 ActiveX control (aka Sky Software "FileView" ActiveX control) for WinZip 10.0 Build 6667…

published 2006-12-31 19 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2006-6867

cvss
9.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
4.7%
EPSS 4.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 91%
public exploits
3
Exploit-DB

Summary

Buffer overflow in the WZFILEVIEW.FileViewCtrl.61 ActiveX control (aka Sky Software "FileView" ActiveX control) for WinZip 10.0 Build 6667 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long argument to the CreateNewFolderFromName method, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-5198.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-2783)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

4.69% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-3055 WinZip 10.0 - FileView ActiveX Controls Remote Overflow remote, 2006-12-31
  • EDB-2785 WinZip 10.0.7245 - FileView ActiveX Remote Buffer Overflow remote, 2006-11-15
  • EDB-2783 WinZip 10.0.7245 - FileView ActiveX Control Stack Overflow (PoC) dos, 2006-11-14

CVSS scores

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

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

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