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Vulnerability details: VCID-eek7-jgkz-akdh
Vulnerability ID VCID-eek7-jgkz-akdh
Aliases CVE-2006-4018
Summary ClamAV is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow resulting in a Denial of Service and potentially remote execution of arbitrary code.
Status Published
Exploitability 2.0
Weighted Severity 0.4
Risk 0.8
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (0)
There are no known CWE.
System Score Found at
epss 0.44627 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2006-4018
epss 0.44627 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2006-4018
epss 0.44627 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2006-4018
epss 0.44627 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2006-4018
epss 0.44627 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2006-4018
epss 0.44627 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2006-4018
epss 0.44627 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2006-4018
epss 0.44627 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2006-4018
Reference id Reference type URL
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2006-4018
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-4018
382004 https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=382004
CVE-2006-4018;OSVDB-27809 Exploit https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/linux/dos/28348.txt
CVE-2006-4018;OSVDB-27809 Exploit https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19381/info
GLSA-200608-13 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200608-13
Data source Exploit-DB
Date added Aug. 7, 2006
Description Clam Anti-Virus ClamAV 0.88.x - UPX Compressed PE File Heap Buffer Overflow
Ransomware campaign use Known
Source publication date Aug. 7, 2006
Exploit type dos
Platform linux
Source update date Sept. 24, 2013
Source URL https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19381/info
There are no known vectors.
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.97549
EPSS Score 0.44627
Published At April 1, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-04-01T13:01:08.604630+00:00 Gentoo Importer Import https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200608-13 38.0.0