CVE-2006-3523

Clearswift MIMEsweeper for Web before 5.1.15 Hotfix allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an encrypted archived .RAR file, which triggers a scan error and causes the Web Policy Engine service to terminate.

Published: 2006-07-12 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2006-3523 is rated Moderate Risk (44.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.67%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-3523

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-08-05 0.65% 0.67% +0.03%
2 2025-03-30 0.67% 0.65% -0.02%
3 2025-03-29 — 0.67% —

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-3523

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2006-3523

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-3523

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
clearswift mimesweeper_for_web <= 5.1.14 cpe:2.3:a:clearswift:mimesweeper_for_web:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-3523

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