CVE-2006-6960

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Published Jan 29, 2007 CVSS 2.0 · 6.8 Medium EPSS 1.3% KEV · Not listed

Description

The Compression Sweep feature in WebRoot Spy Sweeper 4.5.9 and earlier does not handle non-ZIP archives, which allows remote attackers to bypass the malware detection via files with (1) RAR, (2) GZ, (3) TAR, (4) CAB, or (5) ACE compression.

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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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:webroot_software:spy_sweeper:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2006-6943	The Compression Sweep feature in WebRoot Spy Sweeper 4.5.9 and earlier does not handle non-ZIP archives, which allows remote attackers to bypass the malware detection via files with (1) RAR, (2) GZ, (3) TAR, (4) CAB, or (5) ACE compression.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.3% (1.269% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.osvdb.org/27536
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/437814/100/200/threaded
http://www.sentinel.gr/advisories/SGA-0001.txt
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27266

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Webroot Software Spy Sweeper

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 8:50 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jan 29, 2007, 4:00 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 8:50 PM
Reserved: Jan 29, 2007, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:34 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Jan 29, 2007, 4:28 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:34 PM

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