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.

References

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2006-4614

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3515

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19903

http://www.hustlelabs.com/advisories/04072006_alwil.pdf

http://secunia.com/advisories/21794

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2006-09-07

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.04786