CVE-2006-6293 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 16.4% (pctl 97)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in FRISK Software F-Prot Antivirus before 4.6.7 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted CHM file. NOTE: this issue has at least a partial overlap with CVE-2006-6294.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 16.36% — more likely to be exploited than 97% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2006-12-05 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| f-prot | f-prot antivirus |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | F-Prot AntiVirus 4.6.6 - CHM Heap Overflow (PoC) | 2006-12-04 |
References
- http://gleg.net/fprot.txt
- http://gleg.net/vulndisco_meta.shtml
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-December/051096.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22879
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23328
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200612-12.xml
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017331
- http://www.f-prot.com/news/gen_news/061201_release_unix467.html
- http://www.osvdb.org/30406
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/453475/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21086
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4830
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2893
- http://gleg.net/fprot.txt
- http://gleg.net/vulndisco_meta.shtml
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-December/051096.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22879
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23328
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200612-12.xml
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017331
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