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.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 5.0/10
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:NAffected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- 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
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:230
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_78_clamav.html
- http://www.quantenblog.net/security/virus-scanner-bypassExploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/453654/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21461
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4948
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5113
- 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
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:230
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_78_clamav.html
- http://www.quantenblog.net/security/virus-scanner-bypassExploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/453654/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21461
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4948
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5113
Timeline
- Published
- Dec 10, 2006
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified