CVE-2006-5964

choShilA.bpl in PentaZip 8.5.1.190 and PentaSuite-PRO 8.5.1.221 allows local users, and user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) by right clicking on a file with a long filename.

Published: 2007-01-18 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-5964 is rated Moderate Risk (53.9/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.56%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-5964

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 1.17% 1.56% +0.38%
2 2026-02-12 1.13% 1.17% +0.04%
3 2025-10-30 1.13%

Full EPSS history (13 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-5964

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.1 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
8.6 6.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2006-5964

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-5964

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
pentaware pentasuite-pro 8.5.1.221 cpe:2.3:a:pentaware:pentasuite-pro:8.5.1.221:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pentaware pentazip 8.5.1.190 cpe:2.3:a:pentaware:pentazip:8.5.1.190:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-5964

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