CVE-2008-5050

Public Exploit

Description

Off-by-one error in the get_unicode_name function (libclamav/vba_extract.c) in Clam Anti-Virus (ClamAV) before 0.94.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted VBA project file, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

Category

9.3
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 12.65% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3085 vdb entry
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4579 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33937 third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1680 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32765 third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46462 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32207 vdb entry patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/33016 third party advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3438
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-November/065530.html mailing list exploit
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Feb/msg00000.html vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021159 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/32872 third party advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-21.xml vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498169/100/0/threaded mailing list
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00348.html vendor advisory
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=637952&group_id=86638
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0422 vdb entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-672-1 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32663 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:229 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33317 third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00002.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32699 third party advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00332.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-5050?
CVE-2008-5050 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-5050?
To fix CVE-2008-5050, 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-2008-5050 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-5050 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~13% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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