CVE-2005-3500

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The tnef_attachment function in tnef.c for Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) before 0.87.1 allows remote attackers to cause a deni

The tnef_attachment function in tnef.c for Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) before 0.87.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and memory exhaustion) via a crafted value in a CAB file that causes ClamAV to repeatedly scan the same block.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5 EPSS 0.05935

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clam anti-virus clamavall versions

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MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org

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AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Published to NVD05 Nov 2005 · 11:02 AM

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http://secunia.com/advisories/17184

http://secunia.com/advisories/17434PatchVendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/17451

http://secunia.com/advisories/17501

http://secunia.com/advisories/17559

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/152

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http://securitytracker.com/id?1015154

http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=368319Patch

http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-887

http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200511-04.xml

http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=333&type=vulnerabilitiesPatchVendor Advisory

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:205

http://www.osvdb.org/20483

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15316

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2294

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