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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…
Medium4.3EPSS 3.6%
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- mitre
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 that causes cabd_find to be called with a zero length.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.6% · top 11% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.3.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (15)
- 17451 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- GLSA-200511-04 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- 17501 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 15317 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 17184 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 20051104 Clam AntiVirus Cabinet-file handling Denial of Service Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSEx_transferred
- MDKSA-2005:205 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- 17559 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 20484 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=368319 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- ADV-2005-2294 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 150 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
- DSA-887 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- 17434 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 1015154 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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