Clam AntiVirus ClamAV before 0.90 does not close open file descriptors under certain conditions, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (file descriptor consumption and failed scans) via CAB archives with a cabinet header record length of zero, which causes a function to return without closing a file descriptor.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.5
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Osx Clamav | — | Apply OS X security update 2008-002 | Dec 16, 2011 | Feb 16, 2007 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade clamav | Jul 30, 2024 | Feb 16, 2007 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade app-antivirus/clamav. | Oct 30, 2017 | Feb 16, 2007 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade clamavUpgrade libclammspack0Upgrade libfreshclam3Upgrade clamav-milterUpgrade clamav-docs-htmlUpgrade clamav-develUpgrade libclamav12 | Feb 17, 2015 | Jun 28, 2013 |
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