CVE-2008-6680 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the ClamAV antivirus engine by submitting a specially crafted EXE file that triggers a divide-by-zero error.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2008-6680?
CVE-2008-6680 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Clamav Clamav, published on 8 Apr 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
libclamav/pe.c in ClamAV before 0.95 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted EXE file that triggers a divide-by-zero error.
Weakness: CWE-189
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-6680?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Clamav Clamav.
How do I fix CVE-2008-6680?
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-2008-6680 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-6680 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Clamav Clamav
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2008-6680, GHSA-8gp4-6h2g-rfv6.