CVE-2005-2920

Description

Buffer overflow in libclamav/upx.c in Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) before 0.87 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted UPX packed executable.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 14.21% Top 10%

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

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_55_clamav.html	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/16989	third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-824	vendor advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/363713	third party advisory us government resource
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200509-13.xml	patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/16848	third party advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/19506	vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22307	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14866	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-2005-2920?: CVE-2005-2920 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-2920?: To fix CVE-2005-2920, 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-2005-2920 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-2920 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~14% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

This platform uses data from the NIST NVD, MITRE CVE, MITRE CWE, First.org and CISA KEV but is not endorsed or certified by these entities. CVE is a registred trademark of the MITRE Corporation and the authoritative source of CVE content is MITRE's CVE web site. CWE is a registred trademark of the MITRE Corporation and the authoritative source of CWE content is MITRE's CWE web site.