Buffer overflow in Clamav
CVE-2006-4018
Heap-based buffer overflow in the pefromupx function in libclamav/upx.c in Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) 0.81 through 0.88.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted UPX packed file containing sections with large rsize values.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.194 (97.3th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th percentile — 97.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.191 · newest: 0.194 · change: +0.003
Affected products
- Clamav — versions 0.81, 0.82, 0.83
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3175 (vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/442681/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- secunia.com/advisories/21562 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_46_clamav.html (vendor-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/21368 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/21433 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200608-13.xml (vendor-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/21497 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- kolab.org/security/kolab-vendor-notice-10.txt
- www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1153 (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2006-4018?
- CVE-2006-4018 is a vulnerability in Clamav, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2006-08-08.
- Is CVE-2006-4018 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.