medium
4.3
CWE
399
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2008-5314

First published: Wed Dec 03 2008(Updated: )

Stack consumption vulnerability in libclamav/special.c in ClamAV before 0.94.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a crafted JPEG file, related to the cli_check_jpeg_exploit, jpeg_check_photoshop, and jpeg_check_photoshop_8bim functions.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
ClamXAV=0.84-rc2
ClamXAV=0.86-rc1
ClamXAV=0.84
ClamXAV=0.92
ClamXAV=0.91.2
ClamXAV=0.80
ClamXAV=0.90.1
ClamXAV=0.91
ClamXAV=0.90
ClamXAV<=0.94.1
ClamXAV=0.75
ClamXAV=0.80-rc
ClamXAV=0.71
ClamXAV=0.80-rc4
ClamXAV=0.94
ClamXAV=0.88.3
ClamXAV=0.88.7
ClamXAV=0.86.1
ClamXAV=0.82
ClamXAV=0.88.1
ClamXAV=0.91.1
ClamXAV=0.73
ClamXAV=0.72
ClamXAV=0.85.1
ClamXAV=0.84-rc1
ClamXAV=0.87
ClamXAV=0.93.3
ClamXAV=0.85
ClamXAV=0.93
ClamXAV=0.74
ClamXAV=0.75.1
ClamXAV=0.86.2
ClamXAV=0.81
ClamXAV=0.90.2
ClamXAV=0.88.2
ClamXAV=0.90.3
ClamXAV=0.88.6
ClamXAV=0.70
ClamXAV=0.81-rc1
ClamXAV=0.88.5
ClamXAV=0.92.1
ClamXAV=0.86
ClamXAV=0.83
ClamXAV=0.88
ClamXAV=0.80-rc3
ClamXAV=0.87.1
ClamXAV=0.88.4
ClamXAV=0.93.1
ClamXAV=0.80-rc2
ClamAV<=0.94.1
ClamAV=0.70
ClamAV=0.71
ClamAV=0.72
ClamAV=0.73
ClamAV=0.74
ClamAV=0.75
ClamAV=0.75.1
ClamAV=0.80
ClamAV=0.80-rc
ClamAV=0.80-rc2
ClamAV=0.80-rc3
ClamAV=0.80-rc4
ClamAV=0.81
ClamAV=0.81-rc1
ClamAV=0.82
ClamAV=0.83
ClamAV=0.84
ClamAV=0.84-rc1
ClamAV=0.84-rc2
ClamAV=0.85
ClamAV=0.85.1
ClamAV=0.86
ClamAV=0.86-rc1
ClamAV=0.86.1
ClamAV=0.86.2
ClamAV=0.87
ClamAV=0.87.1
ClamAV=0.88
ClamAV=0.88.1
ClamAV=0.88.2
ClamAV=0.88.3
ClamAV=0.88.4
ClamAV=0.88.5
ClamAV=0.88.6
ClamAV=0.88.7
ClamAV=0.90
ClamAV=0.90.1
ClamAV=0.90.2
ClamAV=0.90.3
ClamAV=0.91
ClamAV=0.91.1
ClamAV=0.91.2
ClamAV=0.92
ClamAV=0.92.1
ClamAV=0.93
ClamAV=0.93.1
ClamAV=0.93.3
ClamAV=0.94

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2008-5314?

    CVE-2008-5314 has a severity rating that indicates it can lead to a denial of service, specifically causing a crash of the ClamAV daemon.

  • What versions of ClamAV are affected by CVE-2008-5314?

    CVE-2008-5314 affects ClamAV versions prior to 0.94.2, including versions from 0.70 to 0.94.1.

  • How do I fix CVE-2008-5314?

    To fix CVE-2008-5314, update ClamAV to version 0.94.2 or later.

  • What type of vulnerability is defined in CVE-2008-5314?

    CVE-2008-5314 is a stack consumption vulnerability that can be exploited through crafted JPEG files.

  • What are the potential consequences of exploiting CVE-2008-5314?

    Exploiting CVE-2008-5314 can result in a denial of service by crashing the ClamAV daemon.

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