PT-2006-6604 · Grisoft · Avg Anti-Virus

Sergio Alvarez · Published 2006-11-16 · Updated 2017-07-20 · CVE-2006-5938

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

10

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Grisoft AVG Anti-Virus versions prior to 7.1.407

Description The issue involves an uninitialized variable and a crafted CAB file, allowing for remote attack vectors. The estimated number of potentially affected devices worldwide is not specified. There is no information about real-world incidents where this issue was exploited.

Recommendations For versions prior to 7.1.407, update to version 7.1.407 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

CVE-2006-5938

Affected Products

Avg Anti-Virus

References · 6

• http://grisoft.com/doc/36365/lng/us/tpl/tpl01 · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-5938 · Security Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/22811 · Vendor Advisory
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4498 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30246 · Note
• http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=116343152030074&w=2 · Note