CVE-2006-6407

F-Prot Antivirus for Linux x86 Mail Servers 4.6.6 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.

CVSS v2.0 5.0 MEDIUM

5.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
http://www.quantenblog.net/security/virus-scanner-bypass	Exploit Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/453654/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21461
http://www.quantenblog.net/security/virus-scanner-bypass	Exploit Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/453654/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21461

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:f-prot:f-prot_antivirus:4.6.6:*:linux_x85_mail_servers:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2006-12-10 02:28

Updated : 2025-04-09 00:30

NVD link : CVE-2006-6407

Mitre link : CVE-2006-6407

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2006-6407

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Products Affected

f-prot

f-prot_antivirus

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

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