CVE-2005-3303 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code via a crafted FSG file due to memory corruption in ClamAV's 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-2005-3303?
CVE-2005-3303 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Clam Anti-Virus Clamav, published on 5 Nov 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The FSG unpacker (fsg.c) in Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) 0.80 through 0.87 allows remote attackers to cause "memory corruption" and execute arbitrary code via a crafted FSG 1.33 file.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-3303?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Clam Anti-Virus Clamav.
How do I fix CVE-2005-3303?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2005-3303 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-3303 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-2005-3303, GHSA-2q9p-89g6-mqmh.