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CVE-2006-4626

HIGH CVSS: 7.5 Published: 2006-09-07 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in alwil avast! Anti-virus Engine before 4.7.869 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted LHA file that contains extended headers with file and directory names whose concatenation triggers the overflow.

Affected Platforms

Alwil Avast Antivirus

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References