Vulnerability in Winzip
CVE-2006-5198
The WZFILEVIEW.FileViewCtrl.61 ActiveX control (aka Sky Software "FileView" ActiveX control) for WinZip 10.0 before build 7245 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified "unsafe methods."
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.621 (99.2th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 99th percentile — 99.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.604 · newest: 0.621 · change: +0.017
Affected products
- Winzip — versions 10.0
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-040.html (Vendor Advisory)
- www.winzip.com/wz7245.htm
- secunia.com/advisories/22891 (third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/21060 (vdb-entry)
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/512804 (US Government Resource, third-party-advisory)
- securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/451589/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4509 (vdb-entry)
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-067 (vendor-advisory)
- isc.sans.org/diary.php
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2006-5198?
- CVE-2006-5198 is a vulnerability in Winzip. Published 2006-11-14.
- Is CVE-2006-5198 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.