CVE-2006-6352 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via infinite loop in F-Prot Antivirus by tricking users into opening a crafted ACE file.
- 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-2006-6352?
CVE-2006-6352 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Dec 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
FRISK Software F-Prot Antivirus before 4.6.7 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted ACE file. NOTE: this issue has at least a partial overlap with CVE-2006-6294.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-6352?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Frisk Software F-Prot Antivirus.
How do I fix CVE-2006-6352?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-6352 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2006-6352 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-6352 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-97m3-whrh-f7xw.