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CVE-2006-6406

Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) 0.88.6 allows remote attackers to bypass virus detection by inserting invalid characters into ba

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 · CVSS 5 EPSS 0.02372
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Affected Products & Versions

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clam anti-virus clamavall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

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pocwww.quantenblog.net · virus-scanner-bypasswww.quantenblog.net
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Sigma Hunt Rules

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producthighRelevant ClamAV Message
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Scoring & Timeline

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MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Published to NVD10 Dec 2006 · 02:28 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://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
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