CVE-2006-1989 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Buffer overflow in the get_database function in the HTTP client in Freshclam in ClamAV 0.80 to 0.88.1 might allow remote web servers to execute arbitrary code via long HTTP headers.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity High

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Clam Anti-virus	Clamav

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:0.88:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:0.88.1:::::::*

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References

Link	Providers
http://kolab.org/security/kolab-vendor-notice-09.txt
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/Jun/msg00000.html
http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-May/0004.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/19874
http://secunia.com/advisories/19880
http://secunia.com/advisories/19912
http://secunia.com/advisories/19963
http://secunia.com/advisories/19964
http://secunia.com/advisories/20117
http://secunia.com/advisories/20159
http://secunia.com/advisories/20877
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016392
http://www.clamav.net/security/0.88.2.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1050
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200605-03.xml
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/599220
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:080
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_05_05.html
http://www.osvdb.org/25120
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17754
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0024
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1586
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2566
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26182

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2006-05-01T19:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T17:35:29.986Z

Reserved: 2006-04-24T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2006-1989

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2006-05-01T19:06:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-2006-1989

Redhat

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