Vulnerability in Clam Anti-Virus Clamav
CVE-2008-1837
libclamunrar in ClamAV before 0.93 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via crafted RAR files that trigger "memory problems," as demonstrated by the PROTOS GENOME test suite for Archive Formats.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.048 (91.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 92nd percentile — 91.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.048 · newest: 0.048 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Clam Anti-Virus Clamav — versions 0.15, 0.20, 0.21
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories (vendor-advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41870 (vdb-entry)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200805-19.xml (vendor-advisory)
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00005.html (vendor-advisory)
- up2date.astaro.com/2008/08/up2date_asg_v7300_ga_released.html
- secunia.com/advisories/29891 (third-party-advisory)
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-260A.html (US Government Resource, third-party-advisory)
- wwws.clamav.net/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/28784 (vdb-entry)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2584 (vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2008-1837?
- CVE-2008-1837 is a vulnerability in Clam Anti-Virus Clamav, classified under CWE-399. Published 2008-04-16.
- Is CVE-2008-1837 known to be exploited?
- 8 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.