Is CVE-2006-1989 actively exploited?

CVE-2006-1989 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-04-03.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2006-1989?

CVE-2006-1989 has a CVSS score of 5.1 (UNKNOWN severity). Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P.

How do I patch CVE-2006-1989?

Patch guidance is available from clam anti-virus security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2006-1989.

CVE-2006-1989 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2006-1989?

2 products: clam anti-virus clamav, clam anti-virus clamav.

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.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector: network
Access Cmplx: high
Auth: none
Confidentiality: partial
Integrity: partial
Availability: partial
Weaknesses: NVD-CWE-Other

Metadata

Primary Vendor: CLAM_ANTI-VIRUS
Published: 5/1/2006
Last Modified: 4/3/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

CVE-2006-1989

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