PT-2007-1240 · Webroot · Webroot Spy Sweeper

Published 2007-01-29 · Updated 2018-10-16 · CVE-2006-6960

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.8

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: WebRoot Spy Sweeper versions 4.5.9 and earlier

Description: The issue concerns the Compression Sweep feature, which fails to properly handle non-ZIP archives. This allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection by using files with various types of compression, including RAR, GZ, TAR, CAB, and ACE.

Recommendations: For WebRoot Spy Sweeper versions 4.5.9 and earlier, consider updating to a version that addresses this issue, as the current version does not properly handle non-ZIP archives, posing a risk to malware detection.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2006-6960

Affected Products

Webroot Spy Sweeper

References · 5

• http://sentinel.gr/advisories/SGA-0001.txt · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-6960 · Security Note
• http://osvdb.org/27536 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/437814/100/200/threaded · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27266 · Note