MEDIUM
The WZFILEVIEW.FileViewCtrl.61 ActiveX control (aka Sky Software "FileView" ActiveX control) for WinZip 10.0 before build 7245 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified "unsafe methods."
Published Nov 14, 2006
4.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 60.44%
Description
The WZFILEVIEW.FileViewCtrl.61 ActiveX control (aka Sky Software "FileView" ActiveX control) for WinZip 10.0 before build 7245 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified "unsafe methods."
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.
4.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity High
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
60.44% 0.60439
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.60439
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 (17 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 60.44% (0.60439) | 99.12th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 59.94% (0.59935) | 99.01th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 26, 2026 | 68.92% (0.68923) | 98.65th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 3, 2025 | 73.44% (0.73442) | 98.73th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 71.15% (0.71151) | 98.62th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 75.39% (0.75388) | 98.55th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 71.15% (0.71151) | 98.62th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 96.27% (0.96265) | 99.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 26, 2024 | 96.25% (0.96253) | 99.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 26, 2023 | 96.12% (0.96122) | 99.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 18, 2023 | 96.28% (0.96285) | 99.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 11, 2023 | 96.36% (0.96359) | 99.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 18, 2023 | 96.24% (0.96239) | 99.21th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 11, 2023 | 96.06% (0.96055) | 99.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 96.65% (0.96647) | 99.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 82.41% (0.82413) | 99.57th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 82.41% (0.82413) | 99.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (10)
- http://isc.sans.org/diary.php?storyid=1861 x_refsource_MISC
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22891 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017226 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/512804 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/451589/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21060 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4509 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- http://www.winzip.com/wz7245.htm x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-040.html x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-067 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://isc.sans.org/diary.php?storyid=1861 | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/22891 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1017226 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/512804 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/451589/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21060 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4509 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| http://www.winzip.com/wz7245.htm | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-040.html | x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory | |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-067 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Nov 14, 2006
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Oct 9, 2006
Link CVE-2006-5198
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a