CVE-2005-3239 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in ClamAV by sending a malicious DOC file that triggers infinite recursion in the OLE2 unpacker.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2005-3239?

CVE-2005-3239 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Clam Anti-Virus Clamav, published on 14 Oct 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The OLE2 unpacker in clamd in Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) 0.87-1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a DOC file with an invalid property tree, which triggers an infinite recursion in the ole2_walk_property_tree function.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-3239?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Clam Anti-Virus Clamav.

How do I fix CVE-2005-3239?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2005-3239 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-3239 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Clam Anti-Virus Clamav vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2005-3239, GHSA-r2v6-rqmq-hxq9.

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