VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2005-3500
The tnef_attachment function in tnef.c for Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) before 0.87.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and memory exhaustion) via a crafted value in a CAB file that causes ClamAV to repeatedly scan the same…
MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 3.96%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (3.96%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The tnef_attachment function in tnef.c for Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) before 0.87.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and memory exhaustion) via a crafted value in a CAB file that causes ClamAV to repeatedly scan the same block.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 3.96% probability · 90th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- clam anti-virus/clamav
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17184
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17434Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17451
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17501
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17559
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/152
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015154
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=368319Patch
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-887
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200511-04.xml
- http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=333&type=vulnerabilitiesPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:205
- http://www.osvdb.org/20483
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15316
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2294
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17184
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17434Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17451
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17501
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17559
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/152
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015154
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=368319Patch
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-887
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200511-04.xml
- http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=333&type=vulnerabilitiesPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:205
- http://www.osvdb.org/20483
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15316
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2294
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.