CVE-2006-5967 Race condition in n/a

Medium 5.1 Published Updated

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code via a race condition in the ActiveScan ActiveX control, requiring user interaction to trigger the vulnerable method.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2006-5967?

CVE-2006-5967 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Nov 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official 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.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-5967?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Panda Activescan.

How do I fix CVE-2006-5967?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-5967 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2006-5967 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-5967 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-6jmr-p23h-rrhv.

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