CVE-2006-6406 describes a bypass vulnerability in Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) version 0.88.6, allowing remote attackers to circumvent virus detection. This is achieved by embedding invalid characters within base64 encoded content in multipart/mixed MIME files, as demonstrated with the EICAR test file. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0 (medium severity), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity that could lead to partial integrity compromise. There is no evidence of active exploitation, no publicly available exploit code in common frameworks like Metasploit or Nuclei, and minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.88.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:0.88.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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