CVE-2005-3500

Description

The tnef_attachment function in tnef.c for Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) before 0.87.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and memory exhaustion) via a crafted value in a CAB file that causes ClamAV to repeatedly scan the same block.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 5.93% Top 10%

Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory idefense.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/17451	third party advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200511-04.xml	vendor advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/152	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17501	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17184	third party advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/20483	vdb entry
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:205	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17559	third party advisory
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=333&type=vulnerabilities	third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15316	vdb entry
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=368319	patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2294	vdb entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-887	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17434	third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015154	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-3500?: CVE-2005-3500 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-3500?: To fix CVE-2005-3500, 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-2005-3500 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-3500 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~6% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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