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TI-2006-06157 Aliases CVE-2006-6409GHSA-g2gr-xwg2-64rc

F-Secure Anti-Virus for Linux Gateways 4.65 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of…

Priority MEDIUM 49Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

F-Secure Anti-Virus for Linux Gateways 4.65 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (possibly fatal scan error), and possibly bypass virus detection, by inserting invalid characters into base64 encoded content in a multipart/mixed MIME file, as demonstrated with the EICAR test file.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03804 90th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:f-secure_anti-virus:4.65:*:linux_gateways:*:*:*:*:*4.65VulnerableF-Secure
  • cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:f-secure_anti-virus:4.65:*:linux_gateways:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.65 Vulnerable ·F-Secure

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-6409
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g2gr-xwg2-64rc
  3. 2026-11-07 EPSS moved to the 90th–95th percentile

References

Other 1

  • TI-2012-01283 The Gzip file parser in AVG Anti-Virus 10.0.0.1190, Bitdefender 7.2, Command Antivirus… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
  • TI-2012-01281 The TAR file parser in AhnLab V3 Internet Security 2011.01.18.00, Avira AntiVir… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
  • TI-2012-01265 The RAR file parser in ClamAV 0.96.4, Rising Antivirus 22.83.00.03, Quick Heal (aka Cat… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
  • TI-2012-01264 The ELF file parser in Quick Heal (aka Cat QuickHeal) 11.00, McAfee Anti-Virus Scanning… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
  • TI-2012-01253 The ELF file parser in Bitdefender 7.2, Command Antivirus 5.2.11.5, Comodo Antivirus… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
  • TI-2012-01285 The ELF file parser in AhnLab V3 Internet Security 2011.01.18.00, Bitdefender 7.2, Quick… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
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Sources

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