CVE-2006-0994

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 21.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2006-05-10 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Multiple Sophos Anti-Virus products, including Anti-Virus for Windows 5.x before 5.2.1 and 4.x before 4.05, when cabinet file inspection is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a CAB file with "invalid folder count values," which leads to heap corruption.

Affected products

Sophos Anti-Virus: from 4.00 (excl.) before 4.05; from 5.0.0 before 5.2.1 — fixed in 4.05, 5.2.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Sophos Anti-Virus 4.05, 5.2.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-May/045897.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/20028
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/869
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016041
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/433272/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17876
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1730
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-012.html
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26305
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-May/045897.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/20028
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/869

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