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.
Published: 2006-12-10
Score: 5.0 Medium
EPSS: 2.4% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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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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Clam Anti-virus Clamav
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T20:26:46.104Z

Reserved: 2006-12-09T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2006-6406

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2006-12-10T02:28:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2006-6406

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