CVE-2007-2650 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in ClamAV by sending a crafted OLE2 file that triggers an infinite loop or excessive resource consumption.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2007-2650?
CVE-2007-2650 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Clamav Clamav, published on 14 May 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The OLE2 parser in Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via an OLE2 file with (1) a large property size or (2) a loop in the FAT file block chain that triggers an infinite loop, as demonstrated via a crafted DOC file.
Weakness: CWE-400
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-2650?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Clamav Clamav, Debian Debian Linux.
How do I fix CVE-2007-2650?
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-2007-2650 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-2650 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Clamav Clamav
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2007-2650, GHSA-8rq7-qcxc-ch26.