Vulnerability Intelligence Report
CVE-2006-6409
F-Secure Anti-Virus for Linux Gateways 4.65 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (possibly fatal scan error), and possibly bypass virus detection, by inserting invalid characters into base64 encoded content in a multipart/mixed MIME file, as demonstrated with the EICAR test file.
No Active Exploit Signals
CVSS Base Score
10.0
HIGH
EPSS Probability:3.50%
Executive Threat Verdict
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Attack Surface
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Authentication
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Weaponization
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SSVC Action
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Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| f-secure | f-secure_anti-virus | 4.65 |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
EPSS Score
3.495%
GitHub Advisory
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | MITRE Corporation · N/A · USA |
| Reserved | 2006-12-09T00:00:00 |
| Published | 2006-12-10T02:00:00 |
| Patch Date | 2006-12-06 |
| Last Updated | 2024-08-07T20:26:46 |
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