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CVE-2007-0897

Clam AntiVirus ClamAV before 0.90 does not close open file descriptors under certain conditions, which allows remote att

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.

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 0.07879
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  • EPSS percentile: top 8% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules1 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-772Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime
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Affected Products & Versions

3
clamav< 0.90
apple mac os x server< 10.4.11
debian linuxall versions
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Sigma Hunt Rules

1
Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
producthighRelevant ClamAV Message
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Scoring & Timeline

7.5
HIGH · CVSS v3.1 · cve@mitre.org
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD16 Feb 2007 · 07:28 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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Vendor Advisories

1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:10685-1
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References & Sources

20
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562Broken Link
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=475Broken LinkVendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.htmlMailing List
http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2007-Feb/0004.htmlBroken Link
http://osvdb.org/32283Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/24183Broken LinkVendor Advisory
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