Vulnerability Details : CVE-2006-6408
Kaspersky Anti-Virus for Linux Mail Servers 5.5.10 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.
Products affected by CVE-2006-6408
- cpe:2.3:a:kaspersky_lab:kaspersky_anti-virus:5.5.10:*:linux_mail_servers:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-6408
0.50%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 76 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2006-6408
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5.0
|
MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
10.0
|
2.9
|
NIST |
References for CVE-2006-6408
-
http://www.quantenblog.net/security/virus-scanner-bypass
Bypassing Virus Scanners Using MIME Encoding Tricks (Hendrik Weimer's Quantenblog)Vendor Advisory
-
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/453654/100/0/threaded
-
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21461
Jump to