CVE-2006-5874
Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) 0.88 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service ...
Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) 0.88 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a malformed base64-encoded MIME attachment that triggers a null pointer dereference.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) 0.88 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a malformed base64-encoded MIME attachment that triggers a null pointer dereference.
- Record
CVE-2006-5874- 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
Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) 0.88 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a malformed base64-encoded MIME attachment that triggers a null pointer dereference.
- Record
CVE-2006-5874- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-5858 No score
Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) 0.88 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a malformed base64-encoded MIME attachment that triggers a null pointer dereference.
- Record
EUVD-2006-5858- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-37hm-87pw-mw7f No score
Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) 0.88 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service ...
Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) 0.88 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a malformed base64-encoded MIME attachment that triggers a null pointer dereference.
- Record
GHSA-37hm-87pw-mw7f- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) 0.88 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a malformed base64-encoded MIME attachment that triggers a null pointer dereference.
- Record
CVE-2006-5874- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2006-5874 No score
Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) 0.88 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a malformed base64-encoded MIME attachment that triggers a null pointer dereference.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2006-5874- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10685-1 No score
clamav-0.103.3-1.4 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the clamav-0.103.3-1.4 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10685-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
clamavDebian:12 |
before 0.86-1 | 0.86-1 |
clamavDebian:13 |
before 0.86-1 | 0.86-1 |
clamavDebian:14 |
before 0.86-1 | 0.86-1 |
clamavDebian:3.1 |
before 0.84-2.sarge.12, plus listed versions 0.84-20.84-2.sarge.10.84-2.sarge.100.84-2.sarge.110.84-2.sarge.2 Show 7 moreShow less0.84-2.sarge.30.84-2.sarge.40.84-2.sarge.50.84-2.sarge.60.84-2.sarge.70.84-2.sarge.80.84-2.sarge.9 |
0.84-2.sarge.12 |
clamavopenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 55 CVEs |
before 0.103.3-1.4 | 0.103.3-1.4 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2006-5874 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Clam Anti-virus Clamav, published December 9, 2006. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.68%, the 85th percentile. Fixed in clamav 0.86-1.
References
secunia.com/advisories/23327
debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1232
novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_78_clamav.html
securityfocus.com/bid/21510
mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:230
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nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-5874
github.com/advisories/GHSA-37hm-87pw-mw7f
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2006-5874
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-3239