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CVE-2006-2427
freshclam in (1) Clam Antivirus (ClamAV) 0.88 and (2) ClamXav 1.0.3h and earlier does not drop privileges before processing the…
High7.2EPSS 0.49%
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Description
freshclam in (1) Clam Antivirus (ClamAV) 0.88 and (2) ClamXav 1.0.3h and earlier does not drop privileges before processing the config-file command line option, which allows local users to read portions of arbitrary files when an error message displays the first line of the target file.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.49% · top 58% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.2.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (7)
- clamxav-freshclam-insecure-privileges(26453) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 1016086 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 20060515 DMA[2006-0514a] - 'ClamAV freshclam incorrect privilege drop' (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- ADV-2006-1807 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 20085 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 912 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
- http://www.digitalmunition.com/DMA%5B2006-0514a%5D.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_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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