CVE-2006-1989

Clamav vulnerability

CVSS

5.1

EPSS

5.8%

EPSS pct

92th

Exploited

No known

Buffer overflow in the get_database function in the HTTP client in Freshclam in ClamAV 0.80 to 0.88.1 might allow remote web servers to execute arbitrary code via long HTTP headers.

Affected vendor

Clam Anti Virus

Affected product

Clamav

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Published

2006-05-01

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, high attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to confidentiality, partial impact to integrity, partial impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 5.8% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 92% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2006-1989

Confirm whether Clam Anti Virus Clamav is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2006-1989.
Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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