CVE-2006-2427

Public Exploit

Description

freshclam in (1) Clam Antivirus (ClamAV) 0.88 and (2) ClamXav 1.0.3h and earlier does not drop privileges before processing the config-file command line option, which allows local users to read portions of arbitrary files when an error message displays the first line of the target file.

7.2

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.05%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26453	vdb entry
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016086	vdb entry exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/434008/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1807	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/20085	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/912	third party advisory
http://www.digitalmunition.com/DMA%5B2006-0514a%5D.txt

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-2427?: CVE-2006-2427 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-2427?: To fix CVE-2006-2427, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2006-2427 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-2427 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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