Is CVE-2006-6409 being actively exploited?

CVE-2006-6409 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2006-6409?

CVE-2006-6409 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 10.0 (HIGH).

CVE-2006-6409

HIGH · CVSS 10.0EPSS 3.7%EU EUVD

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.

Key facts

CVSS score: 10.0 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS score: 3.7% (90th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2006-6392)
Published: December 10, 2006
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2006-6392 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

f-secure / f-secure anti-virus

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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