7.5high

CVE-2007-0897

Clam AntiVirus ClamAV before 0.90 does not close open file descriptors under certain conditions, which allows remote attackers to cause a d…

Published 19 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.5
v3.1 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
3.5%
percentile 89%
Public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

3.50% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.17.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD2.04.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-772 Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime

References

  • securityfocus.com /bid/22580 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/32531 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/24187 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/24192 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • vupen.com /english/advisories/2008/0924/references · vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN, x_transferred
  • osvdb.org /32283 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_OSVDB, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2007/dsa-1263 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/29420 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/24332 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • lists.apple.com /archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_APPLE, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/24425 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • lists.suse.com /archive/suse-security-announce/2007-Feb/0004.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, x_transferred
  • security.gentoo.org /glsa/glsa-200703-03.xml · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred
  • mandriva.com /security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:043 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MANDRIVA, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/24319 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • labs.idefense.com /intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=475 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_IDEFENSE, x_transferred
  • docs.info.apple.com /article.html?artnum=307562 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/24183 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id?1017659 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • vupen.com /english/advisories/2007/0623 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN, x_transferred

Sources

vulnwire keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA; records that alias each other are merged. Machine-readable: JSON.