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FKIE_CVE-2006-6481

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2006-12-12 01:28 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:33
Severity
Summary
Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) 0.88.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack overflow and application crash) by wrapping many layers of multipart/mixed content around a document, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-5874 and CVE-2006-6406.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562
cve@mitre.orghttp://kolab.org/security/kolab-vendor-notice-14.txt
cve@mitre.orghttp://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://osvdb.org/31283
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/23347
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/23362
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/23379
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/23404
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/23411
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/23417
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/23460
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/29420
cve@mitre.orghttp://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200612-18.xml
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1238
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:230
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_78_clamav.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.quantenblog.net/security/virus-scanner-bypassVendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21609
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0072/
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4948
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5113
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0924/references
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://kolab.org/security/kolab-vendor-notice-14.txt
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://osvdb.org/31283
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/23347
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/23362
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/23379
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/23404
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/23411
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/23417
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/23460
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/29420
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200612-18.xml
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1238
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:230
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_78_clamav.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.quantenblog.net/security/virus-scanner-bypassVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21609
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0072/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4948
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5113
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0924/references
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
clam_anti-virus clamav 0.88.6

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          "vendor": "n/a",
          "versions": [
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              "version": "n/a"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "source": "cve@mitre.org"
    }
  ],
  "configurations": [
    {
      "nodes": [
        {
          "cpeMatch": [
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:0.88.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "matchCriteriaId": "557C5437-4B40-4E89-A23D-96B95829281D",
              "vulnerable": true
            }
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        }
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  ],
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  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) 0.88.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack overflow and application crash) by wrapping many layers of multipart/mixed content around a document, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-5874 and CVE-2006-6406."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) 0.88.6 permite a atacantes remotos provocar una denegaci\u00f3n de servicio (desbordamiento de pila y ca\u00edda de aplicaci\u00f3n) encapsulando un documento con muchas capas de contenido multiparte/mezclado (multipart/mixed), una vulnerabilidad distinta de CVE-2006-5874 y CVE-2006-6406."
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2006-6481",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-16T22:33:12.650",
  "metrics": {
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        "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
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          "accessVector": "NETWORK",
          "authentication": "NONE",
          "availabilityImpact": "PARTIAL",
          "baseScore": 5.0,
          "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
          "integrityImpact": "NONE",
          "vectorString": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P",
          "version": "2.0"
        },
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        "impactScore": 2.9,
        "obtainAllPrivilege": false,
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        "obtainUserPrivilege": false,
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  },
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      "url": "http://kolab.org/security/kolab-vendor-notice-14.txt"
    },
    {
      "source": "cve@mitre.org",
      "url": "http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html"
    },
    {
      "source": "cve@mitre.org",
      "url": "http://osvdb.org/31283"
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    {
      "source": "cve@mitre.org",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/23347"
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    },
    {
      "source": "cve@mitre.org",
      "url": "http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200612-18.xml"
    },
    {
      "source": "cve@mitre.org",
      "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1238"
    },
    {
      "source": "cve@mitre.org",
      "url": "http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:230"
    },
    {
      "source": "cve@mitre.org",
      "url": "http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_78_clamav.html"
    },
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      ],
      "url": "http://www.quantenblog.net/security/virus-scanner-bypass"
    },
    {
      "source": "cve@mitre.org",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21609"
    },
    {
      "source": "cve@mitre.org",
      "url": "http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0072/"
    },
    {
      "source": "cve@mitre.org",
      "url": "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4948"
    },
    {
      "source": "cve@mitre.org",
      "url": "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5113"
    },
    {
      "source": "cve@mitre.org",
      "url": "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0924/references"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "url": "http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "url": "http://kolab.org/security/kolab-vendor-notice-14.txt"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "url": "http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html"
    },
    {
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      "url": "http://osvdb.org/31283"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
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    {
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}



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