Name: CVE-2006-4018: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2006-08-08T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2006-4018, CWE-119, CVSS 7.8, EPSS 0.44627

Heap-based buffer overflow in the pefromupx function in libclamav/upx.c in Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) 0.81 through 0.88.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted UPX packed file containing sections with large rsize values.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.8

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Debian	—	Upgrade clamav	Jul 30, 2024	Aug 8, 2006
Freebsd	—	Upgrade clamav-develUpgrade clamav	Dec 10, 2025	Aug 8, 2006
Gentoo Linux	—	Upgrade app-antivirus/clamav.	Oct 30, 2017	Aug 8, 2006

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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