CVE-2006-6406 Affecting clamav package, versions <0.88.7-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
3.18% (87th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ECHOLATEST-CLAMAV-18599982
  • published9 Aug 2026
  • disclosed10 Dec 2006

Introduced: 10 Dec 2006

CVE-2006-6406  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Echo:latest clamav to version 0.88.7-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream clamav package and not the clamav package as distributed by Echo. See How to fix? for Echo:latest relevant fixed versions and status.

Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) 0.88.6 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 Base Scores

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