CVE-2006-2427

Published: May 17, 2006Modified: Apr 16, 2026

7.2

Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 10.0

Source: NVD

Description

freshclam in (1) Clam Antivirus (ClamAV) 0.88 and (2) ClamXav 1.0.3h and earlier does not drop privileges before processing the config-file command line option, which allows local users to read portions of arbitrary files when an error message displays the first line of the target file.

Affected (2)

Products: Clam Anti Virus: Clamav, Clamxav

Clam Anti Virus

2 products

Configuration A

2 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Clam Anti Virus Clamav	Version 0.88
Clam Anti Virus Clamxav	Version 1.0.3h

References (14)

http://secunia.com/advisories/20085

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/912

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://securitytracker.com/id?1016086

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit

http://www.digitalmunition.com/DMA%5B2006-0514a%5D.txt

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/434008/100/0/threaded

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1807

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26453

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/20085

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/912

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://securitytracker.com/id?1016086

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Exploit

http://www.digitalmunition.com/DMA%5B2006-0514a%5D.txt

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/434008/100/0/threaded

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1807

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26453

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Timeline

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