Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2006-2427 (CCN-26453)

Assigned:2006-05-14
Published:2006-05-14
Updated:2018-10-18
Summary: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.
CVSS v3 Severity:8.2 High (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): Required
Scope:Scope (S): Changed
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
CVSS v2 Severity:7.2 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
6.8 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): Single_Instance
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Privileges
References:Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Sun May 14 2006 - 20:15:53 CDT
DMA[2006-0514a] - 'ClamAV freshclam incorrect privilege drop'

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2006-2427

Source: CCN
Type: SA20085
ClamXav freshclam suid Permissions Security Issue

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Vendor Advisory
20085

Source: SREASON
Type: UNKNOWN
912

Source: CCN
Type: SECTRACK ID: 1016086
Clam AntiVirus `freshclam` May Let Local Users Access Files With Elevated Privileges

Source: SECTRACK
Type: Exploit
1016086

Source: CCN
Type: Digital Munition Advisory DMA[2006-0514a]
ClamAV freshclam incorrect privilege drop

Source: MISC
Type: Broken Link
http://www.digitalmunition.com/DMA[2006-0514a].txt

Source: CCN
Type: ClamXav Web site
ClamXav

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 25520
Clam AntiVirus freshclam --config-file Arbitrary Privileged File Access

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
20060515 DMA[2006-0514a] - 'ClamAV freshclam incorrect privilege drop'

Source: VUPEN
Type: UNKNOWN
ADV-2006-1807

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
clamxav-freshclam-insecure-privileges(26453)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
clamxav-freshclam-insecure-privileges(26453)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:0.88:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:clam_anti-virus:clamxav:1.0.3h:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    clam_anti-virus clamav 0.88
    clam_anti-virus clamxav 1.0.3h