CVE-2006-4626

HighCVSS 7.5/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 7.5/10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/21794
http://www.hustlelabs.com/advisories/04072006_alwil.pdfExploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19903
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3515
http://secunia.com/advisories/21794
http://www.hustlelabs.com/advisories/04072006_alwil.pdfExploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19903
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3515

Timeline

Published: Sep 7, 2006
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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