CVE-2006-3890

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Published Nov 21, 2006 CVSS 2.0 · 9.3 Critical EPSS 14.6% KEV · Not listed

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the Sky Software FileView ActiveX control, as used in WinZip 10 before build 7245 and in certain other applications, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long FilePattern attribute in a WZFILEVIEW object, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-5198.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:sky_software:fileview_activex_control::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:winzip:winzip::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:winzip:winzip:7.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:winzip:winzip:8.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:winzip:winzip:8.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:winzip:winzip:8.1:sr1::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:winzip:winzip:9.0:::::::*

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Remediation

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Advisories

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Metrics

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Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 14.6% (14.610% probability within 30 days)

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References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/22891
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/225217
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/451566/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21060
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21108
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-067
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2785

History

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Subscriptions

Sky Software Fileview Activex Control

Winzip Winzip

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 6:48 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: certcc
Published: Nov 21, 2006, 10:00 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 6:48 PM
Reserved: Jul 26, 2006, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:28 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Nov 21, 2006, 10:07 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:28 PM

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