CVE-2006-0162
Heap-based buffer overflow in libclamav/upx.c in Clam Antivirus (ClamAV) before 0.88 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted UPX files.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 10.1%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in libclamav/upx.c in Clam Antivirus (ClamAV) before 0.88 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted UPX files.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 10.09% probability · 96th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- clam anti-virus/clamav
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 10.1% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-January/041325.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18379Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18453
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18463
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18478
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18548
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/342
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015457
- http://www.clamav.net/doc/0.88/ChangeLog
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-947
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200601-07.xml
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/385908US Government Resource
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:016
- http://www.osvdb.org/22318
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16191Patch
- http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0002/
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0116
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-001.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24047
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-January/041325.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18379Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18453
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18463
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18478
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18548
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/342
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015457
- http://www.clamav.net/doc/0.88/ChangeLog
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-947
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200601-07.xml
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.