CVE-2015-2668

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Published May 12, 2015 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 3.2% KEV · Not listed

Description

ClamAV before 0.98.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted xz archive file.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04::::lts:::
	cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04::::lts:::
	cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.10:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.1:::::::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DLA	DLA-233-1	clamav security and upstream version update
EUVD	EUVD-2015-2760	ClamAV before 0.98.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted xz archive file.
Ubuntu USN	USN-2594-1	ClamAV vulnerabilities

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 3.2% (3.192% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://blog.clamav.net/2015/04/clamav-0987-has-been-released.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-05/msg00024.html
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2594-1
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74472
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201512-08

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Canonical Ubuntu Linux

Clamav Clamav

Weaknesses

CWE-399

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 5:24 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: May 12, 2015, 7:00 PM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 5:24 AM
Reserved: Mar 20, 2015, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 12:24 AM

Status: Modified
Published: May 12, 2015, 7:59 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 12:24 AM

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