# CVE-2006-6335: Multiple buffer overflows in Sophos Anti-Virus scanning engine before 2.40 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a SIT ar

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2006-12-12 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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.

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## References

- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-046.html
- http://www.sophos.com/support/knowledgebase/article/17340.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21563
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454197/100/0/threaded
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30852
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454211/100/0/threaded
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4919
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23325
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30851
- http://www.sophos.com/support/knowledgebase/article/21637.html
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-045.html

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