CVE-2006-6179

Buffer overflow in PCCSRV\Web_console\RemoteInstallCGI\CgiRemoteInstall.exe for Trend Micro OfficeScan 7.3 before build 7.3.0.1089 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown attack vectors.

Published: 2006-11-30 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2006-6179 is rated Moderate Risk (61.9/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.98%). EPSS rose +1.14% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-6179

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 2025-07-19 2.84% 3.98% +1.14%
2 2025-03-30 3.37% 2.84% -0.54%
3 2025-03-29 — 3.37% —

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-6179

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2006-6179

OS Trackers for CVE-2006-6179

vendor priority summary link
alpine — CVE-2006-6179: no source package rows; 0 state rows across 0 repos (none); fixed 0, open 0. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2006-6179

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-6179

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
trend_micro officescan 7.3 cpe:2.3:a:trend_micro:officescan:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-6179

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