What is the severity of CVE-2006-5939?

CVE-2006-5939 is classified as a denial of service vulnerability due to its potential to crash the AVG Anti-Virus software.

How do I fix CVE-2006-5939?

To mitigate CVE-2006-5939, you should upgrade to a version of AVG Anti-Virus later than 7.1.407.

What versions of AVG Anti-Virus are affected by CVE-2006-5939?

CVE-2006-5939 affects AVG Anti-Virus versions 7.0 and 7.1 up to version 7.1.407.

What type of attack can exploit CVE-2006-5939?

CVE-2006-5939 can be exploited by sending a crafted DOC file that triggers a divide-by-zero error in the software.

Is CVE-2006-5939 a remote code execution vulnerability?

No, CVE-2006-5939 is not a remote code execution vulnerability; it leads to a denial of service only.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2006-5939

high

7.8

CWE

369

16/11/2006

20/7/2017

CVE-2006-5939: Divide by Zero

First published: Thu Nov 16 2006(Updated: )

Grisoft AVG Anti-Virus before 7.1.407 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted DOC file that triggers a divide-by-zero error. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
AVG Antivirus Plus Firewall	=7.0
AVG Antivirus Plus Firewall	=7.0.251
AVG Antivirus Plus Firewall	=7.0.323
AVG Antivirus Plus Firewall	=7.1.308

Remedy

http://secunia.com/advisories/22811

Remedy

http://www.grisoft.com/doc/36365/lng/us/tpl/tpl01

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-5939?
CVE-2006-5939 is classified as a denial of service vulnerability due to its potential to crash the AVG Anti-Virus software.
How do I fix CVE-2006-5939?
To mitigate CVE-2006-5939, you should upgrade to a version of AVG Anti-Virus later than 7.1.407.
What versions of AVG Anti-Virus are affected by CVE-2006-5939?
CVE-2006-5939 affects AVG Anti-Virus versions 7.0 and 7.1 up to version 7.1.407.
What type of attack can exploit CVE-2006-5939?
CVE-2006-5939 can be exploited by sending a crafted DOC file that triggers a divide-by-zero error in the software.
Is CVE-2006-5939 a remote code execution vulnerability?
No, CVE-2006-5939 is not a remote code execution vulnerability; it leads to a denial of service only.

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