CVE-2006-6481
Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) 0.88.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack...
Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) 0.88.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack overflow and application crash) by wrapping many layers of multipart/mixed content around a document, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-5874 and CVE-2006-6406.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) 0.88.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack overflow and application crash) by wrapping many layers of multipart/mixed content around a document, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-5874 and CVE-2006-6406.
- Record
CVE-2006-6481- 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) 0.88.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack overflow and application crash) by wrapping many layers of multipart/mixed content around a document, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-5874 and CVE-2006-6406.
- Record
CVE-2006-6481- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-6464 No score
Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) 0.88.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack overflow and application crash) by wrapping many layers of multipart/mixed content around a document, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-5874 and CVE-2006-6406.
- Record
EUVD-2006-6464- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qpvm-hm98-hw68 No score
Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) 0.88.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack...
Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) 0.88.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack overflow and application crash) by wrapping many layers of multipart/mixed content around a document, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-5874 and CVE-2006-6406.
- Record
GHSA-qpvm-hm98-hw68- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) 0.88.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack overflow and application crash) by wrapping many layers of multipart/mixed content around a document, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-5874 and CVE-2006-6406.
- Record
CVE-2006-6481- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2006-6481 No score
Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) 0.88.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack overflow and application crash) by wrapping many layers of multipart/mixed content around a document, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-5874 and CVE-2006-6406.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2006-6481- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
clamavDebian:12 |
before 0.88.7-1 | 0.88.7-1 |
clamavDebian:13 |
before 0.88.7-1 | 0.88.7-1 |
clamavDebian:14 |
before 0.88.7-1 | 0.88.7-1 |
clamavDebian:3.1 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 0.84-2.sarge.13, plus listed versions 0.84-20.84-2.sarge.10.84-2.sarge.100.84-2.sarge.110.84-2.sarge.12 Show 8 moreShow less0.84-2.sarge.20.84-2.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.13 |
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-2006-6481 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Clam Anti-virus Clamav, published December 12, 2006. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.99%, the 90th percentile. Fixed in clamav 0.88.7-1.
References
osvdb.org/31283
securityfocus.com/bid/21609
kolab.org/security/kolab-vendor-notice-14.txt
secunia.com/advisories/23460
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vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4948
debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1238
security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200612-18.xml
trustix.org/errata/2006/0072
novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_78_clamav.html
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html
docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562
quantenblog.net/security/virus-scanner-bypass
mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:230
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-6481
github.com/advisories/GHSA-qpvm-hm98-hw68
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2006-6481