CVE-2005-3501: Medium severity clamav clamav vulnerability

Published Nov 5, 2005
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Updated

The cabdfind function in cabd.c of the libmspack library (mspack) for Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) before 0.87.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted CAB file that causes cabdfind to be called with a zero length.

Affected Software

58 affected components
clamav clamav=0.86.2
clamav clamav=0.02
clamav clamav=0.8-rc3
clamav clamav=0.15
clamav clamav=0.75.1
clamav clamav=0.65
clamav clamav=0.81
clamav clamav=0.86
clamav clamav=0.01
clamav clamav=0.85
clamav clamav=0.84
clamav clamav=0.3
clamav clamav=0.70-rc
clamav clamav=0.86-rc1
clamav clamav=0.68.1
clamav clamav=0.03
clamav clamav=0.74
clamav clamav<=0.87
clamav clamav=0.86.1
clamav clamav=0.71
clamav clamav=0.60p
clamav clamav=0.80-rc
clamav clamav=0.85.1
clamav clamav=0.13
clamav clamav=0.81-rc1
clamav clamav=0.10
clamav clamav=0.80-rc3
clamav clamav=0.12
clamav clamav=0.23
clamav clamav=0.84-rc1
clamav clamav=0.80-rc2
clamav clamav=0.80-rc1
clamav clamav=0.60
clamav clamav=0.83
clamav clamav=0.20
clamav clamav=0.80-rc4
clamav clamav=0.70
clamav clamav=0.14
clamav clamav=0.24
clamav clamav=0.66
clamav clamav=0.51
clamav clamav=0.52
clamav clamav=0.22
clamav clamav=0.72
clamav clamav=0.75
clamav clamav=0.05
clamav clamav=0.54
clamav clamav=0.80
clamav clamav=0.21
clamav clamav=0.84-rc2
clamav clamav=0.67-1
clamav clamav=0.14-pre
clamav clamav=0.67
clamav clamav=0.68
clamav clamav=0.53
clamav clamav=0.80_rc
clamav clamav=0.82
clamav clamav=0.73

Event History

Nov 5, 2005
CVE Published
11:02 AM
CVE Published
via MITRE·04:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·04:00 PM
Description

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2005-3501?

CVE-2005-3501 has a medium severity rating due to its potential to cause a denial of service through an infinite loop when processing a crafted CAB file.

2

How do I fix CVE-2005-3501?

To fix CVE-2005-3501, upgrade ClamAV to version 0.87.1 or later, where the vulnerability has been addressed.

3

What versions of ClamAV are affected by CVE-2005-3501?

CVE-2005-3501 affects ClamAV versions up to 0.87, including various releases from 0.01 up to 0.86.1.

4

Can CVE-2005-3501 be exploited remotely?

Yes, CVE-2005-3501 can be exploited by remote attackers through specially crafted CAB files.

5

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2005-3501?

CVE-2005-3501 is classified as a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability.

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