CVE-2007-6596
ClamAV 0.92 does not recognize Base64 UUEncoded archives, which allows remote attackers to bypass the scanner via a Base64-UUEncoded file.
02 Description
ClamAV 0.92 does not recognize Base64 UUEncoded archives, which allows remote attackers to bypass the scanner via a Base64-UUEncoded file.
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 2.32% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 83.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2007-12-31 19:00Z18 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 16:11Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2007-12-31
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-20Improper Input ValidationClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 9167d11db5e6c690d7662dcdd7bad6e3c97a3966700d0d92cca9b0ee223f87aa
05 Affected products
06 References
- securityreason.com3501http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3501
- secunia.com29891http://secunia.com/advisories/29891
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comclamantivirus-base64uue-security-bypass(39337)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39337
- www.securityfocus.com27064http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27064
- www.securitytracker.com1019148http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019148
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SA:2008:024http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00009.html
- www.securityfocus.com20071229 TK53 Advisory #2: Multiple vulnerabilities in ClamAVhttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485631/100/0/threaded
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- clamav Fixed in 0.92.1~dfsg-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- clamav Fixed in 0.92.1~dfsg-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- clamav Fixed in 0.92.1~dfsg-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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