CVE-2005-3239: High severity clam anti-virus clamav vulnerability

Published Oct 14, 2005
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Updated

The OLE2 unpacker in clamd in Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) 0.87-1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a DOC file with an invalid property tree, which triggers an infinite recursion in the ole2walkpropertytree function.

Affected Software

1 affected component
Clam Anti-Virus clamav=.

Event History

Oct 14, 2005
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-2005-3239?

CVE-2005-3239 has a severity rating that indicates it allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service.

2

How do I fix CVE-2005-3239?

To fix CVE-2005-3239, upgrade to a patched version of ClamAV that addresses this vulnerability.

3

What specific versions of ClamAV are affected by CVE-2005-3239?

CVE-2005-3239 affects ClamAV versions prior to 0.87-1.

4

What consequences can CVE-2005-3239 have on my system?

CVE-2005-3239 can lead to a denial of service by causing the ClamAV service to crash.

5

Is CVE-2005-3239 a local or remote vulnerability?

CVE-2005-3239 is a remote vulnerability that can be exploited by attackers over the network.

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