CVE-2006-6409

Description

F-Secure Anti-Virus for Linux Gateways 4.65 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (possibly fatal scan error), and possibly bypass virus detection, by inserting invalid characters into base64 encoded content in a multipart/mixed MIME file, as demonstrated with the EICAR test file.

10.0

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.54%

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21461	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/453654/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://www.quantenblog.net/security/virus-scanner-bypass

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-6409?: CVE-2006-6409 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-6409?: To fix CVE-2006-6409, 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-2006-6409 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2006-6409 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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