CVE-2006-6408

N/A Unknown
Published: December 10, 2006 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

Kaspersky Anti-Virus for Linux Mail Servers 5.5.10 allows remote attackers to 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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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.quantenblog.net/security/virus-scanner-bypass
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/453654/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21461
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.quantenblog.net/security/virus-scanner-bypass
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/453654/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21461
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

6 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.5%
67th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

kaspersky_lab