CVE-2006-2427
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…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.48%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a 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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.48% probability · 40th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- clam anti-virus/clamav · clam anti-virus/clamxav
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20085Vendor Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/912
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016086Exploit
- http://www.digitalmunition.com/DMA%5B2006-0514a%5D.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/434008/100/0/threaded
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1807
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26453
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20085Vendor Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/912
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016086Exploit
- http://www.digitalmunition.com/DMA%5B2006-0514a%5D.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/434008/100/0/threaded
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1807
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26453
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.