VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2006-6406

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.

MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 3.26%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (3.26%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

CVSS 2.0: 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
EPSS: 3.26% probability · 88th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Affected: clam anti-virus/clamav
Source: cve@mitre.org

References

http://kolab.org/security/kolab-vendor-notice-14.txt
http://secunia.com/advisories/23362
http://secunia.com/advisories/23379
http://secunia.com/advisories/23411
http://secunia.com/advisories/23460
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1238
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:230
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_78_clamav.html
http://www.quantenblog.net/security/virus-scanner-bypassExploit, Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/453654/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21461
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4948
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5113
http://kolab.org/security/kolab-vendor-notice-14.txt
http://secunia.com/advisories/23362
http://secunia.com/advisories/23379
http://secunia.com/advisories/23411
http://secunia.com/advisories/23460
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1238
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:230
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_78_clamav.html
http://www.quantenblog.net/security/virus-scanner-bypassExploit, Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/453654/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21461
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4948
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5113

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.