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Vulnerability record · CVE-2006-6405 · published 10 December 2006

CVE-2006-6405: Softwin bitdefender mail protection vulnerability

Softwin · Bitdefender Mail Protection

BitDefender Mail Protection for SMB 2.0 allows remote attackers to bypass virus detection by inserting invalid characters into base64 encoded content in a multipart/mixed MIME file, as demonstrated with the EICAR test file.

5.0 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 1.4% · top 28.8%
5.0CVSS 2.0 base score
1.4%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
6References, 2 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

BitDefender Mail Protection for SMB 2.0 allows remote attackers to bypass virus detection by inserting invalid characters into base64 encoded content in a multipart/mixed MIME file, as demonstrated with the EICAR test file.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://www.quantenblog.net/security/virus-scanner-bypass ExploitVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/453654/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21461
http://www.quantenblog.net/security/virus-scanner-bypass ExploitVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/453654/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21461

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Related vulnerabilities

Same products first, then exploited flaws of the same weakness class.

10.0CVE-2006-6627Softwin bitdefender vulnerabilityInteger overflow in the packed PE file parsing implementation in BitDefender products before 20060829, including Antivirus, Antivirus Plus, Internet …EPSS 7.4%

Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2006-6405), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.