Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published May 17, 2006· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2006-2427

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

ClamAV/Clamav2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:0.88:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:0.88:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: =0.88
ClamAV/Clamxav2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:clam_anti-virus:clamxav:1.0.3h:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:clam_anti-virus:clamxav:1.0.3h:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <=1.0.3h

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

securitytracker.com/idnvdExploit
secunia.com/advisories/20085nvdVendor Advisory
securityreason.com/securityalert/912nvd
www.digitalmunition.com/DMA%5B2006-0514a%5D.txtnvd
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/434008/100/0/threadednvd
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1807nvd
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26453nvd

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