CVE-2010-4479 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service or execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF document 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-2010-4479?
CVE-2010-4479 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, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Unspecified vulnerability in pdf.c in libclamav in ClamAV before 0.96.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF document, aka "bb #2380," a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-4260.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-4479?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Clamav Clamav.
How do I fix CVE-2010-4479?
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-2010-4479 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-4479 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Clamav Clamav
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2010-4479, GHSA-wxr2-5mq6-gvcq.