Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published May 10, 2006· Updated Apr 16, 2026

CVE-2006-0994

Description

Multiple Sophos Anti-Virus products, including Anti-Virus for Windows 5.x before 5.2.1 and 4.x before 4.05, when cabinet file inspection is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a CAB file with "invalid folder count values," which leads to heap corruption.

Affected products

Sophos/Anti Virus
cpe:2.3:a:sophos:sophos_anti-virus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: >4.00,<4.05

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-May/045897.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
secunia.com/advisories/20028nvdThird Party Advisory
securityreason.com/securityalert/869nvdThird Party Advisory
securitytracker.com/idnvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.securityfocus.com/bid/17876nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1730nvdPermissions RequiredThird Party Advisory
www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-012.htmlnvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26305nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/433272/100/0/threadednvd

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