CVE-2011-2721 Integer overflow in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can crash the ClamAV daemon via a crafted email due to an off-by-one error in hash calculations.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2011-2721?

CVE-2011-2721 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Clamav Clamav, published on 5 Aug 2011. 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 cli_hm_scan function in matcher-hash.c in libclamav in ClamAV before 0.97.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via an e-mail message that is not properly handled during certain hash calculations.

Weakness: CWE-189

Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-2721?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Clamav Clamav.

How do I fix CVE-2011-2721?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2011-2721 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-2721 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Clamav Clamav vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2011-2721, GHSA-x69w-v5wv-rxpx.

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