CVE catalog

CVE-2006-2427

clamav: CVE-2006-2427

Severity: Low
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 0.48% · Oct 27, 2026

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.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	clamav	sid	`1.4.6+dfsg-1`	not affected
Debian	clamav	forky	`1.4.6+dfsg-1`	not affected
Debian	clamav	trixie	`1.4.3+dfsg-1`	not affected
Debian	clamav	bookworm	`1.4.3+dfsg-1~deb12u2`	not affected
Debian	clamav	bookworm-security	`1.4.6+dfsg-0+deb12u1`	not affected

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	clamav	source	sid	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	clamav	source	forky	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	clamav	source	trixie	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	clamav	source	bookworm	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[clamav]Not affected
Details (2)
- 1.4.3+dfsg-1~deb12u2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · clamav · debian · bookworm
- 1.4.3+dfsg-1~deb12u2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · clamav · debian · bookworm
[clamav-base]Not affected
Source package: [clamav]
Details (2)
- 1.4.3+dfsg-1~deb12u2 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · clamav · debian · bookworm
- 1.4.3+dfsg-1~deb12u2 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · clamav · debian · bookworm
[clamav-daemon]Not affected
Source package: [clamav]
Details (2)
- 1.4.3+dfsg-1~deb12u2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · clamav · debian · bookworm
- 1.4.3+dfsg-1~deb12u2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · clamav · debian · bookworm
[clamav-doc]Not affected
Source package: [clamav]
Details (2)
- 1.4.3+dfsg-1~deb12u2 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · clamav · debian · bookworm
- 1.4.3+dfsg-1~deb12u2 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · clamav · debian · bookworm
[clamav-docs]Not affected
Source package: [clamav]
Details (2)
- 1.4.3+dfsg-1~deb12u2 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · clamav · debian · bookworm
- 1.4.3+dfsg-1~deb12u2 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · clamav · debian · bookworm
[clamav-freshclam]Not affected
Source package: [clamav]
Details (2)
- 1.4.3+dfsg-1~deb12u2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · clamav · debian · bookworm
- 1.4.3+dfsg-1~deb12u2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · clamav · debian · bookworm
[clamav-milter]Not affected
Source package: [clamav]
Details (2)
- 1.4.3+dfsg-1~deb12u2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · clamav · debian · bookworm
- 1.4.3+dfsg-1~deb12u2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · clamav · debian · bookworm
[clamav-testfiles]Not affected
Source package: [clamav]
Details (2)
- 1.4.3+dfsg-1~deb12u2 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · clamav · debian · bookworm
- 1.4.3+dfsg-1~deb12u2 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · clamav · debian · bookworm
[clamdscan]Not affected
Source package: [clamav]
Details (2)
- 1.4.3+dfsg-1~deb12u2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · clamav · debian · bookworm
- 1.4.3+dfsg-1~deb12u2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · clamav · debian · bookworm
[libclamav12]Not affected
Source package: [clamav]
Details (2)
- 1.4.3+dfsg-1~deb12u2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · clamav · debian · bookworm
- 1.4.3+dfsg-1~deb12u2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · clamav · debian · bookworm
[libclamav-dev]Not affected
Source package: [clamav]
Details (2)
- 1.4.3+dfsg-1~deb12u2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · clamav · debian · bookworm
- 1.4.3+dfsg-1~deb12u2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · clamav · debian · bookworm

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:02:59 PM UTC

References

[https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2006-2427]

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