CVE-2006-6406

Public Exploit

Description

Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) 0.88.6 allows remote attackers to bypass virus detection by inserting invalid characters into base64 encoded content in a multipart/mixed MIME file, as demonstrated with the EICAR test file.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 2.04% Top 20%

Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory quantenblog.net

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21461	vdb entry
http://kolab.org/security/kolab-vendor-notice-14.txt
http://secunia.com/advisories/23460	third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4948	vdb entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1238	vendor advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_78_clamav.html	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/453654/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/23379	third party advisory
http://www.quantenblog.net/security/virus-scanner-bypass	exploit vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:230	vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5113	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/23411	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23362	third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-6406?: CVE-2006-6406 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-6406?: To fix CVE-2006-6406, 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-2006-6406 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-6406 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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