# CVE-2006-5967: Race condition in Panda ActiveScan 5.53.00, and other versions before 5.54.01, allows remote attackers to cause memory corruption and execut

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2006-11-17 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Race condition in Panda ActiveScan 5.53.00, and other versions before 5.54.01, allows remote attackers to cause memory corruption and execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors related to multiple invocations of the Analizar method in the ActiveScan.1 ActiveX control, which is not thread safe.

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## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/21763
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21132
- http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2006-64/advisory/
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4536
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/451864/100/0/threaded
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30319

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