CVE-2004-0270: Medium severity clam anti-virus clamav vulnerability

Published Sep 1, 2004
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Updated

libclamav in Clam AntiVirus 0.65 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a uuencoded e-mail message with an invalid line length (e.g., a lowercase character), which causes an assert error in clamd that terminates the calling program.

Affected Software

1 affected component
Clam Anti-Virus clamav=0.65

Remediation

Event History

Sep 1, 2004
CVE Published
via MITRE·08:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·08:00 AM
Description

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2004-0270?

CVE-2004-0270 is classified as a denial of service vulnerability.

2

How do I fix CVE-2004-0270?

To fix CVE-2004-0270, upgrade Clam AntiVirus to a version later than 0.65.

3

Which version of Clam AntiVirus is affected by CVE-2004-0270?

Clam AntiVirus version 0.65 is affected by CVE-2004-0270.

4

What type of attack is possible with CVE-2004-0270?

CVE-2004-0270 allows remote attackers to send a specially crafted uuencoded email that causes a program crash.

5

What happens when exploit CVE-2004-0270 is successfully executed?

The successful exploit of CVE-2004-0270 can terminate the clamd process, leading to service disruption.

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