CVE-2007-6596
ClamAV 0.92 does not recognize Base64 UUEncoded archives, which allows remote attackers to bypass...
ClamAV 0.92 does not recognize Base64 UUEncoded archives, which allows remote attackers to bypass the scanner via a Base64-UUEncoded file.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
ClamAV 0.92 does not recognize Base64 UUEncoded archives, which allows remote attackers to bypass the scanner via a Base64-UUEncoded file.
- Record
CVE-2007-6596- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
ClamAV 0.92 does not recognize Base64 UUEncoded archives, which allows remote attackers to bypass the scanner via a Base64-UUEncoded file.
- Record
CVE-2007-6596- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2007-6562 No score
ClamAV 0.92 does not recognize Base64 UUEncoded archives, which allows remote attackers to bypass the scanner via a Base64-UUEncoded file.
- Record
EUVD-2007-6562- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-m5g7-g5cj-mjrh No score
ClamAV 0.92 does not recognize Base64 UUEncoded archives, which allows remote attackers to bypass...
ClamAV 0.92 does not recognize Base64 UUEncoded archives, which allows remote attackers to bypass the scanner via a Base64-UUEncoded file.
- Record
GHSA-m5g7-g5cj-mjrh- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
ClamAV 0.92 does not recognize Base64 UUEncoded archives, which allows remote attackers to bypass the scanner via a Base64-UUEncoded file.
- Record
CVE-2007-6596- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2007-6596 No score
ClamAV 0.92 does not recognize Base64 UUEncoded archives, which allows remote attackers to bypass the scanner via a Base64-UUEncoded file.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2007-6596- 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
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| affected, aliases, facts, references, title | GitHub Advisories, OSV | |
| first indexed | CVE List, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2007-6596 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Clam Anti-virus Clamav, published December 31, 2007. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.33%, the 83rd percentile. Fixed in clamav 0.92.1~dfsg-1.
References
securityreason.com/securityalert/3501
secunia.com/advisories/29891
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39337
securityfocus.com/bid/27064
securitytracker.com/id?1019148
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00009.html
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nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-6596
github.com/advisories/GHSA-m5g7-g5cj-mjrh
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2007-6596
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-3239