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CVE-2006-3890
Stack-based buffer overflow in the Sky Software FileView ActiveX control, as used in WinZip 10 before build 7245 and in certain other…
High9.3EPSS 14.6%
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Description
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 14.6% · top 3.3% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 9.3.
Weakness
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Affected products
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References (7)
- VU#225217 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
- 22891 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 21060 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 20061114 Re: [Full-disclosure] ZDI-06-040: WinZip FileView ActiveX Control Unsafe Method Exposure Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 2785 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- 21108 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- MS06-067 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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