CVE-2006-3890
Stack-based buffer overflow in the Sky Software FileView ActiveX control, as used in WinZip 10...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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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.
- Record
CVE-2006-3890- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
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CVE-2006-3890- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-3884 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2006-3884- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h93x-p3vc-8fx7 No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in the Sky Software FileView ActiveX control, as used in WinZip 10...
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.
- Record
GHSA-h93x-p3vc-8fx7- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | WinZip 10.0.7245 - FileView ActiveX Buffer Overflow (2) | 2007-03-06 |
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-2006-3890 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Sky Software Fileview Activex Control, published November 21, 2006. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 14.6%, the 96th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
kb.cert.org/vuls/id/225217
secunia.com/advisories/22891
securityfocus.com/bid/21060
exploit-db.com/exploits/2785
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-067
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-3890
github.com/advisories/GHSA-h93x-p3vc-8fx7