CVE-2006-6335
Multiple buffer overflows in Sophos Anti-Virus scanning engine before 2.40 allow remote attackers...
Multiple buffer overflows in Sophos Anti-Virus scanning engine before 2.40 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a SIT archive with a long filename that is not null-terminated, which triggers a heap-based overflow in veex.dll due to improper length calculation, and (2) a CPIO archive, with a long filename that is not null-terminated, which triggers a stack-based overflow in veex.dll.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Multiple buffer overflows in Sophos Anti-Virus scanning engine before 2.40 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a SIT archive with a long filename that is not null-terminated, which triggers a heap-based overflow in veex.dll due to improper length calculation, and (2) a CPIO archive, with a long filename that is not null-terminated, which triggers a stack-based overflow in veex.dll.
- Record
CVE-2006-6335- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Multiple buffer overflows in Sophos Anti-Virus scanning engine before 2.40 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a SIT archive with a long filename that is not null-terminated, which triggers a heap-based overflow in veex.dll due to improper length calculation, and (2) a CPIO archive, with a long filename that is not null-terminated, which triggers a stack-based overflow in veex.dll.
- Record
CVE-2006-6335- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-6318 No score
Multiple buffer overflows in Sophos Anti-Virus scanning engine before 2.40 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a SIT archive with a long filename that is not null-terminated, which triggers a heap-based overflow in veex.dll due to improper length calculation, and (2) a CPIO archive, with a long filename that is not null-terminated, which triggers a stack-based overflow in veex.dll.
- Record
EUVD-2006-6318- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jg3r-qfm3-5xmc No score
Multiple buffer overflows in Sophos Anti-Virus scanning engine before 2.40 allow remote attackers...
Multiple buffer overflows in Sophos Anti-Virus scanning engine before 2.40 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a SIT archive with a long filename that is not null-terminated, which triggers a heap-based overflow in veex.dll due to improper length calculation, and (2) a CPIO archive, with a long filename that is not null-terminated, which triggers a stack-based overflow in veex.dll.
- Record
GHSA-jg3r-qfm3-5xmc- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2006-6335 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Sophos Anti-virus, published December 12, 2006. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 13.4%, the 96th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-046.html
sophos.com/support/knowledgebase/article/17340.html
securityfocus.com/bid/21563
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30852