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CVE-2007-6596: clam_anti-virus clamav Improper Input Validation

CVSS: 5.0v2.0MediumModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2007-6596
Published 31-12-2007Last modified 07-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2007-6596 is a medium (CVSS 5.0) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in clam_anti-virus clamav. EPSS estimates a 2.33% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 83.2% 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
2.33%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1 · Related 1
OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10685-1

Timeline

  1. 31-12-2007
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

ClamAV 0.92 does not recognize Base64 UUEncoded archives, which allows remote attackers to bypass the scanner via a Base64-UUEncoded file.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

2.33%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

83%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 2.33% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
2.33%

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

Affected systems

Clam_anti-virus1 product
Debian1 product
  • clamav< 0.92.1~dfsg-1

2 vendors · 2 products

References

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