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CVE-2006-1989
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…
Medium5.1EPSS 5.9%
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Description
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.1 | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 5.9% · top 6.7% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.1.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (24)
- APPLE-SA-2006-06-27 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
- 20159 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- MDKSA-2006:080 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- VU#599220 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
- 19963 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- ADV-2006-1586 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- clamav-freshclam-http-bo(26182) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 1016392 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 19964 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 2006-0024 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_TRUSTIXx_transferred
- 19912 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- SUSE-SA:2006:025 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- 19880 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://www.clamav.net/security/0.88.2.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://kolab.org/security/kolab-vendor-notice-09.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 25120 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- SUSE-SR:2006:010 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- 20117 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- DSA-1050 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- GLSA-200605-03 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- 20877 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- ADV-2006-2566 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 17754 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 19874 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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