CVE-2005-2919

Description

libclamav/fsg.c in Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) before 0.87 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted FSG packed executable.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.91% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_55_clamav.html vendor advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/19507 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/16989 third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-824 vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22308 vdb entry
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:166 vendor advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200509-13.xml vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/16848 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14867 vdb entry
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=356974 patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1774 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-2919?
CVE-2005-2919 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-2919?
To fix CVE-2005-2919, 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-2005-2919 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2005-2919 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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