# 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.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P`)
- **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:** Yes
- **Published:** 7 Dec 2010
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2010-4260, GHSA-2c2w-ghqr-g6hj

## 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: Clamav Clamav.

## How do I fix CVE-2010-4260?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## 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

- [CVE-2010-0098](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-0098/): Security feature bypass in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2009-1372](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-1372/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2008-3914](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-3914/): Denial of service in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2008-0728](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-0728/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2006-1615](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-1615/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2010-4260 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-4260 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Clamav Clamav. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-4260/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-4260/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-4260
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-4260
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2010-4260

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-4260/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.