PT-2007-1241 · Webroot · Webroot Spy Sweeper

Published 2007-01-29 · Updated 2018-10-16 · CVE-2006-6961

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 allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection by changing a file's name, as the software does not detect malware based on file contents.

Recommendations: For versions 4.5.9 and earlier, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2006-6961

Affected Products

Webroot Spy Sweeper

References · 5

• http://sentinel.gr/advisories/SGA-0001.txt · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-6961 · Security Note
• http://osvdb.org/27538 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/437814/100/200/threaded · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27272 · Note