CVE-2004-0270

Public Exploit

Description

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.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 10.66% Top 10%

Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200402-07.xml	vendor advisory
http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=62586
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9610	patch vendor advisory vdb entry exploit
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107634700823822&w=2	mailing list
http://www.osvdb.org/3894	vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15077	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2004-0270?: CVE-2004-0270 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2004-0270?: To fix CVE-2004-0270, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2004-0270 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2004-0270 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~11% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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