CVE-2006-6960

The Compression Sweep feature in WebRoot Spy Sweeper 4.5.9 and earlier does not handle non-ZIP archives, which allows remote attackers to bypass the malware detection via files with (1) RAR, (2) GZ, (3) TAR, (4) CAB, or (5) ACE compression.

CVSS v2.0 6.8 MEDIUM

6.8^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://www.osvdb.org/27536	Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/437814/100/200/threaded
http://www.sentinel.gr/advisories/SGA-0001.txt	Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27266
http://www.osvdb.org/27536	Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/437814/100/200/threaded
http://www.sentinel.gr/advisories/SGA-0001.txt	Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27266

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:webroot_software:spy_sweeper:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2007-01-29 16:28

Updated : 2025-04-09 00:30

NVD link : CVE-2006-6960

Mitre link : CVE-2006-6960

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2006-6960

JSON object : View

Products Affected

webroot_software

spy_sweeper

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

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