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CVE-2006-6408: kaspersky_lab kaspersky_anti-virus

CVSS: 5.0v2.0MediumModified
Published 10-12-2006Last modified 07-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2006-6408 is a medium (CVSS 5.0) vulnerability in kaspersky_lab kaspersky_anti-virus. EPSS estimates a 2.05% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 81.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
20/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.0/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
2.05%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 10-12-2006
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

2.05%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

81%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 2.05% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
2.05%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Kaspersky_lab1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

3 links