Vulnerability Details : 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.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-6406
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 29.64%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 97 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2006-6406
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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5.0
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
10.0
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2.9
|
NIST |
References for CVE-2006-6406
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http://www.quantenblog.net/security/virus-scanner-bypass
Exploit;Vendor Advisory
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_78_clamav.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:230
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5113
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4948
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/453654/100/0/threaded
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1238
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21461
- http://kolab.org/security/kolab-vendor-notice-14.txt
Products affected by CVE-2006-6406
- cpe:2.3:a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:0.88.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*