CVE-2006-5874 json
Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) 0.88 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a malformed base64-encoded MIME a…
published 2006-12-10 19 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2006-5858
- cvss
- 5.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.7%
- EPSS 2.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 85%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) 0.88 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a malformed base64-encoded MIME attachment that triggers a null pointer dereference.
Patch / fix
- clamav Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 0.86-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2006-5874
- clamav openSUSE Tumbleweed 0.103.3-1.4
opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10685-1
- debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1232 advisory
Exploit prediction
2.68% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 85% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
References
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debian.org
/security/2006/dsa-1232
vendor-advisory, patch
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novell.com
/linux/security/advisories/2006_78_clamav.html
vendor-advisory
-
mandriva.com
/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:230
vendor-advisory
-
secunia.com
/advisories/23327
third-party-advisory
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/21510
vdb-entry
-
secunia.com
/advisories/23411
third-party-advisory
-
secunia.com
/advisories/23362
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2006-5874
- NVD CVE-2006-5874
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