# CVE-2006-1989: Buffer overflow in the get\_database function in the HTTP client in Freshclam in ClamAV 0.80 to 0.88.1 might allow remote web servers to exec

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2006-05-01 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Buffer overflow in the get_database function in the HTTP client in Freshclam in ClamAV 0.80 to 0.88.1 might allow remote web servers to execute arbitrary code via long HTTP headers.

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## References

- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/Jun/msg00000.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20159
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:080
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/599220
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19963
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1586
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26182
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016392
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19964
- http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0024
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19912
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_05_05.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19880
- http://www.clamav.net/security/0.88.2.html
- http://kolab.org/security/kolab-vendor-notice-09.txt
- http://www.osvdb.org/25120
- http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-May/0004.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20117
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1050
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200605-03.xml
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20877
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2566
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17754
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19874

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