Description
The Compression Sweep feature in WebRoot Spy Sweeper 4.5.9 and earlier does not handle non-ZIP archives, which allows remote attackers to bypass the malware detection via files with (1) RAR, (2) GZ, (3) TAR, (4) CAB, or (5) ACE compression.
Published: 2007-01-29
Score: 6.8 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2006-6943 The Compression Sweep feature in WebRoot Spy Sweeper 4.5.9 and earlier does not handle non-ZIP archives, which allows remote attackers to bypass the malware detection via files with (1) RAR, (2) GZ, (3) TAR, (4) CAB, or (5) ACE compression.
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Webroot Software Spy Sweeper
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T20:50:04.407Z

Reserved: 2007-01-29T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2006-6960

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2007-01-29T16:28:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2006-6960

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