CVE-2008-3914 Denial of service in n/a
File descriptor leaks in ClamAV can lead to resource exhaustion and denial of service, affecting systems using the library for scanning.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2008-3914?
CVE-2008-3914 is a critical denial of service vulnerability in Clamav Clamav, published on 9 Sep 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in ClamAV before 0.94 have unknown impact and attack vectors related to file descriptor leaks on the "error path" in (1) libclamav/others.c and (2) libclamav/sis.c.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-3914?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Clamav Clamav.
How do I fix CVE-2008-3914?
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-2008-3914 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-3914 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Clamav Clamav
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2008-3914, GHSA-3qxg-frxh-f5j5.