CVE-2010-4260 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service or execute arbitrary code via crafted PDF documents processed by the ClamAV library.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2010-4260?
CVE-2010-4260 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Clamav Clamav, published on 7 Dec 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in pdf.c in libclamav in ClamAV before 0.96.5 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF document, aka (1) "bb #2358" and (2) "bb #2396."
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-4260?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Clamav Clamav.
How do I fix CVE-2010-4260?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2010-4260 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-4260 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Clamav Clamav
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2010-4260, GHSA-2c2w-ghqr-g6hj.