CVE-2006-6481 json
Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) 0.88.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack overflow and application crash) by wrapping many…
published 2006-12-12 19 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2006-6464
- cvss
- 5.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 3.8%
- EPSS 3.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 89%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
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.
Patch / fix
- clamav Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 0.88.7-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2006-6481
Exploit prediction
3.75% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89% 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-1238
vendor-advisory
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security.gentoo.org
/glsa/glsa-200612-18.xml
vendor-advisory
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trustix.org
/errata/2006/0072/
vendor-advisory
-
novell.com
/linux/security/advisories/2006_78_clamav.html
vendor-advisory
-
lists.apple.com
/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html
vendor-advisory
-
mandriva.com
/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:230
vendor-advisory
-
quantenblog.net
/security/virus-scanner-bypass
vendor-advisory
-
osvdb.org
/31283
vdb-entry
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/21609
vdb-entry
- kolab.org /security/kolab-vendor-notice-14.txt
-
secunia.com
/advisories/23460
third-party-advisory
-
secunia.com
/advisories/23347
third-party-advisory
-
secunia.com
/advisories/23404
third-party-advisory
-
vupen.com
/english/advisories/2006/4948
vdb-entry
-
vupen.com
/english/advisories/2008/0924/references
vdb-entry
-
secunia.com
/advisories/23417
third-party-advisory
-
secunia.com
/advisories/29420
third-party-advisory
-
secunia.com
/advisories/23379
third-party-advisory
- docs.info.apple.com /article.html?artnum=307562
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vupen.com
/english/advisories/2006/5113
vdb-entry
-
secunia.com
/advisories/23411
third-party-advisory
-
secunia.com
/advisories/23362
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2006-6481
- NVD CVE-2006-6481
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