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CVE-2006-5645 Detail

Current Description

Sophos Anti-Virus and Endpoint Security before 6.0.5, Anti-Virus for Linux before 5.0.10, and other platforms before 4.11, when "Enabled scanning of archives" is set, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a malformed RAR archive with an Archive Header section with the head_size and pack_size fields set to zero.


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Hyperlink Resource
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=439
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=439
http://secunia.com/advisories/22591 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/22591 Vendor Advisory 
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017132
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017132
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/474683/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/474683/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20816
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20816
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018450
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018450
http://www.sophos.com/support/knowledgebase/article/7609.html
http://www.sophos.com/support/knowledgebase/article/7609.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4239 Vendor Advisory 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4239 Vendor Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-399 Resource Management Errors cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2006-5645
NVD Published Date:
11/01/2006
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
MITRE