CVE-2006-6408
Kaspersky Anti-Virus for Linux Mail Servers 5.5.10 allows remote attackers to bypass virus...
Kaspersky Anti-Virus for Linux Mail Servers 5.5.10 allows remote attackers to bypass virus detection by inserting invalid characters into base64 encoded content in a multipart/mixed MIME file, as demonstrated with the EICAR test file.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Kaspersky Anti-Virus for Linux Mail Servers 5.5.10 allows remote attackers to bypass virus detection by inserting invalid characters into base64 encoded content in a multipart/mixed MIME file, as demonstrated with the EICAR test file.
- Record
CVE-2006-6408- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Kaspersky Anti-Virus for Linux Mail Servers 5.5.10 allows remote attackers to bypass virus detection by inserting invalid characters into base64 encoded content in a multipart/mixed MIME file, as demonstrated with the EICAR test file.
- Record
CVE-2006-6408- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-6391 No score
Kaspersky Anti-Virus for Linux Mail Servers 5.5.10 allows remote attackers to bypass virus detection by inserting invalid characters into base64 encoded content in a multipart/mixed MIME file, as demonstrated with the EICAR test file.
- Record
EUVD-2006-6391- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5hgh-p589-mcv4 No score
Kaspersky Anti-Virus for Linux Mail Servers 5.5.10 allows remote attackers to bypass virus...
Kaspersky Anti-Virus for Linux Mail Servers 5.5.10 allows remote attackers to bypass virus detection by inserting invalid characters into base64 encoded content in a multipart/mixed MIME file, as demonstrated with the EICAR test file.
- Record
GHSA-5hgh-p589-mcv4- 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-2006-6408 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Kaspersky Lab Anti-virus, published December 10, 2006. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.11%, the 81st percentile. No source names a fixed version.