CVE-2006-6458
highpriority · track · 32EPSS 0.027 · 86 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
The Trend Micro scan engine before 8.320 for Windows and before 8.150 on HP-UX and AIX, as used in Trend Micro PC Cillin - Internet Security 2006, Office Scan 7.3, and Server Protect 5.58, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and system hang) via a malformed RAR archive with an Archive Header section with the head_size and pack_size fields set to zero, which triggers an infinite loop.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.6–7.8
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affected products (4)
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- trend micro pc cillin - internet security 2006all versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:a:trend_micro:pc_cillin_-_internet_security_2006:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (2)
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sources
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references (8)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=439enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23321enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21509enisa_euvd
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4918enisa_euvd
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=439nvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23321nvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21509nvd
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4918nvd
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