CVE-2006-6961

WebRoot Spy Sweeper 4.5.9 and earlier does not detect malware based on file contents, which allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection by changing a file's name.

Score

CVSS 2.0 6.8 Medium

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

2007-01-29

Last modified

2024-08-07

Affected products

• Spy Sweeper (Webroot Software)

References

• http://www.osvdb.org/27538
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/437814/100/200/threaded
• http://www.sentinel.gr/advisories/SGA-0001.txt
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27272