CVE-2006-2427

N/A Unknown
Published: May 17, 2006 Modified: April 16, 2026
View on 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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
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

14 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.0%
15th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

clam_anti-virus