CVE-2006-2427

Published May 17, 2006 CVSS 2.0 · 7.2 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2006-2428 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.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 5:51 PM
Reserved
May 17, 2006, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
May 17, 2006, 10:06 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:24 PM