CVE-2005-3501
The cabd_find function in cabd.c of the libmspack library (mspack) for Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) before 0.87.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted CAB file
02 Description
The cabd_find function in cabd.c of the libmspack library (mspack) for Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) before 0.87.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted CAB file
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 3.58% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 88.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2005-11-05 11:00Z20 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 23:17Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2005-11-05
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 206673f563ccbb429dc5e79dbb4540b7c28615cd541c3d6e3f5e6561db6bb1e4
05 Affected products
06 References
- secunia.com17451http://secunia.com/advisories/17451
- www.gentoo.orgGLSA-200511-04http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200511-04.xml
- secunia.com17501http://secunia.com/advisories/17501
- www.securityfocus.com15317http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15317
- secunia.com17184http://secunia.com/advisories/17184
- www.idefense.com20051104 Clam AntiVirus Cabinet-file handling Denial of Service Vulnerabilityhttp://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=334&type=vulnerabilities
- www.mandriva.comMDKSA-2005:205http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:205
- secunia.com17559http://secunia.com/advisories/17559
- www.osvdb.org20484http://www.osvdb.org/20484
- sourceforge.nethttp://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=368319
- www.vupen.comADV-2005-2294http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2294
- securityreason.com150http://securityreason.com/securityalert/150
- www.debian.orgDSA-887http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-887
- secunia.com17434http://secunia.com/advisories/17434
- securitytracker.com1015154http://securitytracker.com/id?1015154
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- clamav Fixed in 0.87.1-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- clamav Fixed in 0.87.1-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- clamav Fixed in 0.87.1-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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