CVE-2006-3523
Clearswift MIMEsweeper for Web before 5.1.15 Hotfix allows remote attackers to cause a denial of...
Clearswift MIMEsweeper for Web before 5.1.15 Hotfix allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an encrypted archived .RAR file, which triggers a scan error and causes the Web Policy Engine service to terminate.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Clearswift MIMEsweeper for Web before 5.1.15 Hotfix allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an encrypted archived .RAR file, which triggers a scan error and causes the Web Policy Engine service to terminate.
- Record
CVE-2006-3523- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Clearswift MIMEsweeper for Web before 5.1.15 Hotfix allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an encrypted archived .RAR file, which triggers a scan error and causes the Web Policy Engine service to terminate.
- Record
CVE-2006-3523- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-3518 No score
Clearswift MIMEsweeper for Web before 5.1.15 Hotfix allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an encrypted archived .RAR file, which triggers a scan error and causes the Web Policy Engine service to terminate.
- Record
EUVD-2006-3518- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-97vq-5xq2-7mf9 No score
Clearswift MIMEsweeper for Web before 5.1.15 Hotfix allows remote attackers to cause a denial of...
Clearswift MIMEsweeper for Web before 5.1.15 Hotfix allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an encrypted archived .RAR file, which triggers a scan error and causes the Web Policy Engine service to terminate.
- Record
GHSA-97vq-5xq2-7mf9- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2006-3523 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Clearswift Mimesweeper For Web, published July 12, 2006. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.60%, the 75th percentile. No source names a fixed version.