Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 18, 2006· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2006-4221

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the IBM Access Support eGatherer ActiveX control before 3.20.0284.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long filename parameter to the RunEgatherer method.

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Affected products

IBM/Egatherer2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:egatherer:2.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:egatherer:2.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:egatherer:2.42.243:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
IBM/Access Support eGatherer ActiveX controlllm-fuzzy
Range: <=3.20.0284.0

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References

secunia.com/advisories/21528nvdPatchVendor Advisory
www.eeye.com/html/research/advisories/AD20060816.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/19554nvdExploitPatch
www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/380277nvdUS Government Resource
securityreason.com/securityalert/1424nvd
securitytracker.com/idnvd
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/443471/100/0/threadednvd
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/444899/100/100/threadednvd
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3305nvd
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28418nvd

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