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Status published
Critical
CVE-2006-3890
Stack-based buffer overflow in the Sky Software FileView ActiveX control,...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/225217
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22891
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21060
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/451566/100/0/threaded
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2785
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21108
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-067
Affected Vendor
sky software
View all reports →Affected Software
fileview activex control, winzip
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 7.0, 8.0, 8.1, 9.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
November 21st, 2006
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.