CVE-2005-2056

Description

The Quantum archive decompressor in Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) before 0.86.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted Quantum archive.

2.6

CVSS

Severity: Low

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.10% Top 25%

Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory debian.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200506-23.xml	patch vendor advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_38_clamav.html	vendor advisory
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=337279	patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/15811	third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-737	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14058	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-2056?: CVE-2005-2056 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-2056?: To fix CVE-2005-2056, 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-2005-2056 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-2056 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. 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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