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CVE-2008-5050

Off-by-one error in the get_unicode_name function (libclamav/vba_extract.c) in Clam Anti-Virus (ClamAV) before 0.94.1 al

Off-by-one error in the get_unicode_name function (libclamav/vba_extract.c) in Clam Anti-Virus (ClamAV) before 0.94.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted VBA project file, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

HIGH · CVSS 9.3 EPSS 0.12335

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EPSS ≥ 0.10 - elevated exploitation probability
EPSS percentile: top 6% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
CVSS base score ≥ 7.0

Sigma rules1 YARA rules0

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Weakness Classification

CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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Affected Products & Versions

2

clam anti-virus clamav<= 0.94

clam anti-virus clamavall 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

9.3

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

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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.

v2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Published to NVD13 Nov 2008 · 02:30 AM

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Vendor Advisories

1

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References & Sources

25

Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Feb/msg00000.html

http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-November/065530.htmlExploit

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00002.html

http://secunia.com/advisories/32663Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/32699

http://secunia.com/advisories/32765

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http://secunia.com/advisories/32872

http://secunia.com/advisories/33016

http://secunia.com/advisories/33317

http://secunia.com/advisories/33937

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-21.xml

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4579

http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=637952&group_id=86638

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3438

http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1680

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:229

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498169/100/0/threaded

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32207Patch

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021159

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-672-1

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3085

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0422

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46462

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00332.html

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00348.html

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