CVE-2008-1387 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via CPU exhaustion by sending a crafted ARJ archive to ClamAV.

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

What is CVE-2008-1387?

CVE-2008-1387 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Clam Anti-Virus Clamav, published on 16 Apr 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

ClamAV before 0.93 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a crafted ARJ archive, as demonstrated by the PROTOS GENOME test suite for Archive Formats.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-1387?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Clam Anti-Virus Clamav.

How do I fix CVE-2008-1387?

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-2008-1387 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-1387 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Clam Anti-Virus Clamav vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2008-1387, GHSA-g83c-vr3x-94r4.

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