National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2006-3890
Original release date:11/21/2006
Last revised:09/05/2008
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
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
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
10.0
Exploitability Subscore:
8.6
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable; Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
Access Complexity: Medium
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Provides administrator access, Allows complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability violation; Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows disruption of service
Solution
This vulnerability is addressed in the following product update:
WinZip, WinZip, 10.0 build 7245}
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US-CERT Vulnerability Note: VU#225217
Name: VU#225217
Type: Patch Information
External Source: BID
Name: 21060
Type: Patch Information
External Source: MS
Name: MS06-067
Type: Patch Information
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 22891
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: BID
Name: 21108
External Source: BUGTRAQ
Name: 20061114 Re: [Full-disclosure] ZDI-06-040: WinZip FileView ActiveX Control Unsafe Method Exposure Vulnerability
Type: Advisory
External Source: MILW0RM
Name: 2785
