CVE-2006-3890 EXPLOIT
9.3
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 14.6% (pctl 97)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.3 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 14.57% — more likely to be exploited than 97% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2006-11-21 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| sky software | fileview activex control |
| winzip | winzip |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | WinZip 10.0.7245 - FileView ActiveX Buffer Overflow (2) | 2007-03-06 |
References
- 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
- 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
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