CVE-2006-1989
N/A
Published: May 1, 2006 at 07:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:24 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorClamav
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 6%
Description
Buffer overflow in the get_database function in the HTTP client in Freshclam in ClamAV 0.80 to 0.88.1 might allow remote web servers to execute arbitrary code via long HTTP headers.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (24)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/Jun/msg00000.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-May/0004.htmlThird Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAExploitPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/19880Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-Other
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