CVE-2008-5314: Medium severity cisco clamav vulnerability

Published Dec 3, 2008
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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 clicheckjpegexploit, jpegcheckphotoshop, and jpegcheckphotoshop8bim functions.

Affected Software

49 affected components
Clam Anti-Virus clamav<=0.94.1
Clam Anti-Virus clamav=0.70
Clam Anti-Virus clamav=0.71
Clam Anti-Virus clamav=0.72
Clam Anti-Virus clamav=0.73
Clam Anti-Virus clamav=0.74
Clam Anti-Virus clamav=0.75
Clam Anti-Virus clamav=0.75.1
Clam Anti-Virus clamav=0.80
Clam Anti-Virus clamav=0.80-rc
Clam Anti-Virus clamav=0.80-rc2
Clam Anti-Virus clamav=0.80-rc3
Clam Anti-Virus clamav=0.80-rc4
Clam Anti-Virus clamav=0.81
Clam Anti-Virus clamav=0.81-rc1
Clam Anti-Virus clamav=0.82
Clam Anti-Virus clamav=0.83
Clam Anti-Virus clamav=0.84
Clam Anti-Virus clamav=0.84-rc1
Clam Anti-Virus clamav=0.84-rc2
Clam Anti-Virus clamav=0.85
Clam Anti-Virus clamav=0.85.1
Clam Anti-Virus clamav=0.86
Clam Anti-Virus clamav=0.86-rc1
Clam Anti-Virus clamav=0.86.1
Clam Anti-Virus clamav=0.86.2
Clam Anti-Virus clamav=0.87
Clam Anti-Virus clamav=0.87.1
Clam Anti-Virus clamav=0.88
Clam Anti-Virus clamav=0.88.1
Clam Anti-Virus clamav=0.88.2
Clam Anti-Virus clamav=0.88.3
Clam Anti-Virus clamav=0.88.4
Clam Anti-Virus clamav=0.88.5
Clam Anti-Virus clamav=0.88.6
Clam Anti-Virus clamav=0.88.7
Clam Anti-Virus clamav=0.90
Clam Anti-Virus clamav=0.90.1
Clam Anti-Virus clamav=0.90.2
Clam Anti-Virus clamav=0.90.3
Clam Anti-Virus clamav=0.91
Clam Anti-Virus clamav=0.91.1
Clam Anti-Virus clamav=0.91.2
Clam Anti-Virus clamav=0.92
Clam Anti-Virus clamav=0.92.1
Clam Anti-Virus clamav=0.93
Clam Anti-Virus clamav=0.93.1
Clam Anti-Virus clamav=0.93.3
Clam Anti-Virus clamav=0.94

Event History

Dec 3, 2008
CVE Published
via MITRE·05:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·05:00 PM
Description
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

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.

2

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.

3

How do I fix CVE-2008-5314?

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

4

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.

5

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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