HIGH
Stack-based buffer overflow in the IBM Access Support eGatherer ActiveX control before 3.20.0284.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long filename parameter to the RunEgatherer method
Published Aug 18, 2006
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 8.85%
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the IBM Access Support eGatherer ActiveX control before 3.20.0284.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long filename parameter to the RunEgatherer method.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
9.3 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
8.85% 0.08853
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.08853
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 8.85% (0.08853) | 95.06th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 8.41% (0.08407) | 94.26th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 19, 2025 | 46.31% (0.46308) | 97.52th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 42.40% (0.42401) | 97.18th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 34.71% (0.34712) | 95.37th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 42.40% (0.42401) | 97.15th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 47.95% (0.47950) | 97.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 23, 2024 | 86.76% (0.86763) | 98.56th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 14, 2023 | 89.08% (0.89078) | 98.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 15, 2023 | 90.49% (0.90492) | 98.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 91.31% (0.91313) | 98.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 11.27% (0.11270) | 95.02th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 11.27% (0.11270) | 94.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 11.27% (0.11270) | 88.71th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (10)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21528 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1424 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016705 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.eeye.com/html/research/advisories/AD20060816.html x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/380277 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/443471/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/444899/100/100/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19554 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3305 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28418 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/21528 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1424 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1016705 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.eeye.com/html/research/advisories/AD20060816.html | x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/380277 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/443471/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/444899/100/100/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19554 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatch | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3305 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28418 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Aug 18, 2006
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Aug 18, 2006
Link CVE-2006-4221
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a