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.

CVSS v2.0 NVD

5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

EPSS

3.26% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 88th percentile

Published

2006-12-10

Updated

2024-08-07

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• http://www.quantenblog.net/security/virus-scanner-bypass

Security advisories

• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:230
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21461

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry