fkie_cve-2006-6409
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2006-12-10 02:28
Modified
2025-04-09 00:30
Severity ?
Summary
F-Secure Anti-Virus for Linux Gateways 4.65 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (possibly fatal scan error), and possibly bypass virus detection, by inserting invalid characters into base64 encoded content in a multipart/mixed MIME file, as demonstrated with the EICAR test file.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.quantenblog.net/security/virus-scanner-bypass
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/453654/100/0/threaded
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21461
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.quantenblog.net/security/virus-scanner-bypass
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/453654/100/0/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21461
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
f-secure f-secure_anti-virus 4.65


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      "value": "F-Secure Anti-Virus for Linux Gateways 4.65 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (possibly fatal scan error), and possibly bypass virus detection, by inserting invalid characters into base64 encoded content in a multipart/mixed MIME file, as demonstrated with the EICAR test file."
    },
    {
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      "value": "F-Secure Anti-Virus para Linux Gateways 4.65 permite a atacantes remotos provocar una denegaci\u00f3n de servicio (posiblemente error fatal de escaneado), y posiblemente evitar una detecci\u00f3n de virus, insertando caracteres inv\u00e1lidos en un contenido codificado base 64 en un fichero MIME multipart/mixed, como se demuestra con el fichero de testeo EICAR."
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2006-6409",
  "lastModified": "2025-04-09T00:30:58.490",
  "metrics": {
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        "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
        "cvssData": {
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          "accessVector": "NETWORK",
          "authentication": "NONE",
          "availabilityImpact": "COMPLETE",
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          "integrityImpact": "COMPLETE",
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  "vulnStatus": "Deferred",
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}


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