CVE-2013-6497

Description

clamscan in ClamAV before 0.98.5, when using -a option, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) as demonstrated by the jwplayer.js file.

Category

2.1
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.34%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory clamav.net Vendor Advisory clamav.net
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-12/msg00003.html vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/19/2 mailing list
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-November/144754.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-12/msg00006.html vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-November/144979.html vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/19/5 mailing list
http://blog.clamav.net/2014/11/clamav-0985-has-been-released.html patch vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71178 vdb entry
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:217 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/59645 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/60150 third party advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2423-1 vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.clamav.net/show_bug.cgi?id=11088 vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2488-2 vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1138101
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98804 vdb entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-12/msg00007.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-6497?
CVE-2013-6497 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2013-6497?
To fix CVE-2013-6497, 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-2013-6497 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2013-6497 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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