CVE-2010-4261 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service or execute arbitrary code via an off-by-one error in the ClamAV library.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2010-4261?
CVE-2010-4261 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Clamav Clamav, published on 7 Dec 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Off-by-one error in the icon_cb function in pe_icons.c in libclamav in ClamAV before 0.96.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Weakness: CWE-189
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-4261?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Clamav Clamav.
How do I fix CVE-2010-4261?
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-2010-4261 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-4261 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Clamav Clamav
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2010-4261, GHSA-7686-g7vr-w687.