MEDIUM
clamav does not recognize Base64-UUEncoded files
Published Dec 31, 2007
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.33%
Description
ClamAV 0.92 does not recognize Base64 UUEncoded archives, which allows remote attackers to bypass the scanner via a Base64-UUEncoded file.
Affected products
No data.
- 0.92
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.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.33% 0.02326
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02326
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 (16 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.33% (0.02326) | 82.88th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.33% (0.02326) | 81.21th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.44% (0.00441) | 61.06th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 25, 2025 | 16.67% (0.16674) | 96.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 11, 2024 | 17.83% (0.17830) | 96.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 3, 2024 | 8.70% (0.08695) | 94.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 26, 2024 | 3.76% (0.03757) | 91.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 3, 2024 | 0.86% (0.00859) | 82.29th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 26, 2024 | 0.74% (0.00742) | 80.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 21, 2024 | 0.57% (0.00569) | 77.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 6, 2024 | 0.56% (0.00558) | 75.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.52% (0.00515) | 73.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (11)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00009.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29891 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3501 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485631/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27064 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019148 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-6596 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=427286 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39337 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-6596
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-6596
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00009.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/29891 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3501 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485631/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27064 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019148 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-6596 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=427286 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39337 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-6596 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-6596 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Dec 31, 2007
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Dec 31, 2007
Link CVE-2007-6596
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a