FKIE_CVE-2006-6408

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2006-12-10 02:28 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:33
Severity
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.quantenblog.net/security/virus-scanner-bypassVendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/453654/100/0/threaded
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21461
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.quantenblog.net/security/virus-scanner-bypassVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/453654/100/0/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21461
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
kaspersky_lab kaspersky_anti-virus 5.5.10
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-16T22:33:04.650",
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