CVE-2007-0897

Published Feb 16, 2007 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS 3.5% KEV · Not listed
Description
Clam AntiVirus ClamAV before 0.90 does not close open file descriptors under certain conditions, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (file descriptor consumption and failed scans) via CAB archives with a cabinet header record length of zero, which causes a function to return without closing a file descriptor.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1263-1 New clamav packages fix denial of service
History

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 12:34 PM
Reserved
Feb 13, 2007, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Feb 16, 2007, 7:28 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:36 PM