CVE-2006-6676

Integer overflow in the (a) OLE2 and (b) CHM parsers for ESET NOD32 Antivirus before 1.1743 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted (1) .DOC or (2) .CAB file that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

Published: 2006-12-21 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2006-6676 is rated High Risk (69.6/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 7.90%, 92th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-6676

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 2025-08-09 7.61% 7.90% +0.28%
2 2025-03-30 10.40% 7.61% -2.78%
3 2025-03-29 — 10.40% —

Full EPSS history (12 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-6676

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/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:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2006-6676

OS Trackers for CVE-2006-6676

vendor priority summary link
alpine — CVE-2006-6676: no source package rows; 0 state rows across 0 repos (none); fixed 0, open 0. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2006-6676

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2006-6676

Solution: This vulnerability is addressed in the following product update: Eset Software, NOD32 Antivirus, 1.1743

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-6676

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
eset_software nod32_antivirus <= 1.1742 cpe:2.3:a:eset_software:nod32_antivirus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
eset_software nod32_antivirus 1.0.11 cpe:2.3:a:eset_software:nod32_antivirus:1.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
eset_software nod32_antivirus 1.0.12 cpe:2.3:a:eset_software:nod32_antivirus:1.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
eset_software nod32_antivirus 1.0.13 cpe:2.3:a:eset_software:nod32_antivirus:1.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-6676

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