CVE-2005-2070

Description

The ClamAV Mail fILTER (clamav-milter) 0.84 through 0.85d, when used in Sendmail using long timeouts, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by keeping an open connection, which prevents ClamAV from reloading.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.95% Top 25%

Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory seclists.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_38_clamav.html	vendor advisory
http://seclists.org/lists/bugtraq/2005/Jun/0197.html	mailing list vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-737	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14047	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-2070?: CVE-2005-2070 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-2070?: To fix CVE-2005-2070, 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-2005-2070 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2005-2070 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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