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
Published May 17, 2006
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.48%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- 0.88
- 1.0.3h
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.48% (0.00478) | 38.95th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.48% (0.00478) | 37.30th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.05% (0.00047) | 11.74th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00060) | 27.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 22, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00060) | 25.74th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 10, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00060) | 23.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 41.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 39.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 37.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 20.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (7)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20085 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/912 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016086 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKExploit
- http://www.digitalmunition.com/DMA%5B2006-0514a%5D.txt x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/434008/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1807 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26453 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/20085 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/912 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1016086 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKExploit | |
| http://www.digitalmunition.com/DMA%5B2006-0514a%5D.txt | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/434008/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1807 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26453 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
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