CVE-2007-0897 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service in ClamAV by sending crafted CAB archives that exhaust file descriptors, preventing further scans.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2007-0897?
CVE-2007-0897 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X Server, published on 16 Feb 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-772
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-0897?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Apple Mac Os X Server, Clamav Clamav, Debian Debian Linux.
How do I fix CVE-2007-0897?
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-2007-0897 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-0897 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Mac Os X Server
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2007-0897, GHSA-3ppm-vmgq-rr54.