CVE-2006-5937 describes multiple integer overflows in Grisoft AVG Anti-Virus versions prior to 7.1.407. These flaws allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by supplying specially crafted CAB or RAR archives, which can trigger a heap-based buffer overflow. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is considered highly severe, requiring no authentication and having a low attack complexity, potentially leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, no known public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:grisoft:avg_antivirus:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0.251CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:grisoft:avg_antivirus:7.0.251:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0.323CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:grisoft:avg_antivirus:7.0.323:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.1.308CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:grisoft:avg_antivirus:7.1.308:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.