CVE-2006-6293 describes a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in FRISK Software F-Prot Antivirus versions prior to 4.6.7. This flaw allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code through a specially crafted CHM file. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is considered highly severe, requiring no authentication and having low attack complexity, potentially leading to full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, a proof-of-concept exploit is publicly available on ExploitDB, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this decade-old vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 4.6.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f-prot:f-prot_antivirus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.11bCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f-prot:f-prot_antivirus:3.11b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f-prot:f-prot_antivirus:3.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.12aCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f-prot:f-prot_antivirus:3.12a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.12bCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f-prot:f-prot_antivirus:3.12b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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