CVE-2005-2450 Integer overflow in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code and escalate privileges by sending crafted emails processed by vulnerable ClamAV file format handlers.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2005-2450?
CVE-2005-2450 is a high-severity vulnerability in Clam Anti-Virus Clamav, published on 3 Aug 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Multiple integer overflows in the (1) TNEF, (2) CHM, or (3) FSG file format processors in libclamav for Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) 0.86.1 and earlier allow remote attackers to gain privileges via a crafted e-mail message.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-2450?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Clam Anti-Virus Clamav.
How do I fix CVE-2005-2450?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2005-2450 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-2450 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Clam Anti-Virus Clamav
- CVE-2008-1100 Memory corruption in n/a
- CVE-2008-0318 Integer overflow in n/a
- CVE-2007-6337 Unspecified vulnerability in the bzip2 decompression algorithm in nsis/bzlib_private.h in ClamAV before 0.92 has unknown impact and remote attack vectors.
- CVE-2007-3023 Memory corruption in n/a
- CVE-2005-3587 Memory corruption in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2005-2450, DSA-776-1, GHSA-58m7-x875-69xf.