CVE-2005-1923

Description

The ENSURE_BITS macro in mszipd.c for Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) 0.83, and other versions vefore 0.86, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption by infinite loop) via a cabinet (CAB) file with the cffile_FolderOffset field set to 0xff, which causes a zero-length read.

2.6

CVSS

Severity: Low

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.66%

Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory idefense.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=275&type=vulnerabilities	patch vendor advisory third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-737	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-1923?: CVE-2005-1923 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-1923?: To fix CVE-2005-1923, 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-2005-1923 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2005-1923 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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