CVE-2006-6406

Published Dec 10, 2006 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 3.5% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1238-1 New clamav packages fix several vulnerabilities
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2006-6389 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.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 8:26 PM
Reserved
Dec 9, 2006, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Dec 10, 2006, 2:28 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:33 PM