CVE-2006-4626

High

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.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.5
Exploit probability—
ProductAlwil Avast Antivirus
PublishedSep 7, 2006
First seenSep 7, 2006

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
alwil avast_antivirusv ≤ 4.6.460, v ≤ 4.6.763, 4.0.168, 4.0.172, 4.0.183, 4.0.202, 4.0.211, 4.0.229, 4.0.235, 4.1.260, 4.1.268, 4.1.278, 4.1.287, 4.1.289, 4.1.304, 4.1.319, 4.1.335, 4.1.342, 4.1.357, 4.1.389, 4.1.396, 4.1.412, 4.1.418, 4.1.501, 4.5.518, 4.5.549, 4.5.561, 4.6.603, 4.6.623—

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