CVE-2006-4438
Heap-based buffer overflow in SpIDer for Dr.Web Scanner for Linux 4.33, and possibly earlier...
Heap-based buffer overflow in SpIDer for Dr.Web Scanner for Linux 4.33, and possibly earlier versions, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an LHA archive with an extended header that contains a long directory name.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Heap-based buffer overflow in SpIDer for Dr.Web Scanner for Linux 4.33, and possibly earlier versions, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an LHA archive with an extended header that contains a long directory name.
- Record
CVE-2006-4438- CVSS 2.0
- 6.4 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Heap-based buffer overflow in SpIDer for Dr.Web Scanner for Linux 4.33, and possibly earlier versions, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an LHA archive with an extended header that contains a long directory name.
- Record
CVE-2006-4438- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-4426 No score
Heap-based buffer overflow in SpIDer for Dr.Web Scanner for Linux 4.33, and possibly earlier versions, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an LHA archive with an extended header that contains a long directory name.
- Record
EUVD-2006-4426- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g69f-vjgm-8vjj No score
Heap-based buffer overflow in SpIDer for Dr.Web Scanner for Linux 4.33, and possibly earlier...
Heap-based buffer overflow in SpIDer for Dr.Web Scanner for Linux 4.33, and possibly earlier versions, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an LHA archive with an extended header that contains a long directory name.
- Record
GHSA-g69f-vjgm-8vjj- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Dr.Web AntiVirus 4.33 - LHA long Directory name Local Overflow | 2006-09-20 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2006-4438 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.4) in Doctor Web Ltd Dr.web, published September 20, 2006. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 10.7%, the 95th percentile. No source names a fixed version.