CVE-2006-6406 | Vulnerability Database | Aqua Security

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.

Affected Software

Name	Vendor	Start Version	End Version
Clamav	Clam_anti-virus	0.88.6 (including)	0.88.6 (including)
Clamav	Ubuntu	dapper	*
Clamav	Ubuntu	devel	*
Clamav	Ubuntu	edgy	*
Clamav	Ubuntu	feisty	*
Clamav	Ubuntu	gutsy	*
Clamav	Ubuntu	hardy	*

References

http://kolab.org/security/kolab-vendor-notice-14.txt
http://secunia.com/advisories/23362
http://secunia.com/advisories/23379
http://secunia.com/advisories/23411
http://secunia.com/advisories/23460
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1238
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:230
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_78_clamav.html
http://www.quantenblog.net/security/virus-scanner-bypass
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/453654/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21461
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4948
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5113

NVD	https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-6406
CWE	https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/NVD-Other.html