# CVE-2006-6293: Heap-based buffer overflow in FRISK Software F-Prot Antivirus before 4.6.7 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code v

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2006-12-05 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in FRISK Software F-Prot Antivirus before 4.6.7 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted CHM file. NOTE: this issue has at least a partial overlap with CVE-2006-6294.

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- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- http://gleg.net/vulndisco_meta.shtml
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23328
- http://www.f-prot.com/news/gen_news/061201_release_unix467.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22879
- http://www.osvdb.org/30406
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017331
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21086
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/453475/100/0/threaded
- http://gleg.net/fprot.txt
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200612-12.xml
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-December/051096.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4830
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2893

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