CVE-2006-3890
highpriority · attend · 52EPSS 0.146 · 97 %ileexploit · functionalEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Stack-based buffer overflow in the Sky Software FileView ActiveX control, as used in WinZip 10 before build 7245 and in certain other applications, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long FilePattern attribute in a WZFILEVIEW object, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-5198.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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exploits (1)
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- EDB-3420WinZip 10.0.7245 - FileView ActiveX Buffer Overflow (2)functional · exploit_db
affected products (7)
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- sky software fileview activex controlall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:a:sky_software:fileview_activex_control:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (2)
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sources
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references (14)
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- http://secunia.com/advisories/22891enisa_euvd
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/225217enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/451566/100/0/threadedenisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21060enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21108enisa_euvd
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-067enisa_euvd
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2785enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22891ExploitPatchVendor Advisorynvd
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