CVE-2007-6596
MEDIUM · CVSS 5.0EPSS 2.3%EU EUVD
ClamAV 0.92 does not recognize Base64 UUEncoded archives, which allows remote attackers to bypass the scanner via a Base64-UUEncoded file.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 5.0 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-20
- EPSS score
- 2.3% (84th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2007-6562)
- Published
- December 31, 2007
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2007-6562 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- clam anti-virus / clamav
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00009.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29891
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3501
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485631/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27064
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019148
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39337
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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