VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2006-1989
Buffer overflow in the get_database function in the HTTP client in Freshclam in ClamAV 0.80 to 0.88.1 might allow remote web servers to execute arbitrary code via long HTTP headers.
MEDIUM 5.1EPSS 5.81%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (5.81%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Buffer overflow in the get_database function in the HTTP client in Freshclam in ClamAV 0.80 to 0.88.1 might allow remote web servers to execute arbitrary code via long HTTP headers.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.1 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 5.81% probability · 93th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- clam anti-virus/clamav
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://kolab.org/security/kolab-vendor-notice-09.txt
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/Jun/msg00000.html
- http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-May/0004.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19874
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19880Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19912
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19963
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19964
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20117
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20159
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20877
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016392
- http://www.clamav.net/security/0.88.2.htmlExploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1050
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200605-03.xml
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/599220US Government Resource
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:080
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_05_05.html
- http://www.osvdb.org/25120
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17754Patch
- http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0024
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1586
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2566
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26182
- http://kolab.org/security/kolab-vendor-notice-09.txt
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/Jun/msg00000.html
- http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-May/0004.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19874
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19880Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19912
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.