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CVE-2006-2427

freshclam in (1) Clam Antivirus (ClamAV) 0.88 and (2) ClamXav 1.0.3h and earlier does not drop privileges before process

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.

HIGH · CVSS 7.2 EPSS 0.00047
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  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules1 YARA rules0
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Affected Products & Versions

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clam anti-virus clamavall versions
clam anti-virus clamxavall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

1
pocsecuritytracker.com · id?1016086securitytracker.com
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Sigma Hunt Rules

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producthighRelevant ClamAV Message
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Scoring & Timeline

7.2
HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Published to NVD17 May 2006 · 10:06 AM
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://secunia.com/advisories/20085Vendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/912
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
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