CVE-2006-4626 describes a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the alwil avast! Anti-virus Engine versions prior to 4.7.869. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by crafting a malicious LHA archive file containing extended headers with excessively long concatenated file and directory names. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is considered highly severe, requiring no authentication and low attack complexity, potentially leading to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 4.6.460CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:alwil:avast_antivirus:*:*:server:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 4.6.763CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:alwil:avast_antivirus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0.168CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:alwil:avast_antivirus:4.0.168:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0.172CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:alwil:avast_antivirus:4.0.172:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0.183CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:alwil:avast_antivirus:4.0.183:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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