CVE-2006-6407: f-prot f-prot_antivirus
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2006-6407 is a medium (CVSS 5.0) vulnerability in f-prot f-prot_antivirus. EPSS estimates a 2.17% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 81.9% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
Timeline
- 10-12-2006PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 07-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
F-Prot Antivirus for Linux x86 Mail Servers 4.6.6 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.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
2.17%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
82%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 2.17% on 18-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundExploit Reference (quantenblog.net)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
F-prot1 product
- f-prot_antivirus4.6.6
1 vendor · 1 product