CVE-2013-6497 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash ClamAV by submitting specific files when the archive scanning option is enabled.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2013-6497?
CVE-2013-6497 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in Clamav Clamav, published on 1 Dec 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
clamscan in ClamAV before 0.98.5, when using -a option, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) as demonstrated by the jwplayer.js file.
Weakness: CWE-17
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-6497?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Clamav Clamav.
How do I fix CVE-2013-6497?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2013-6497 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-6497 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Clamav Clamav
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2013-6497, GHSA-jfxp-x34q-78xp, UBUNTU-CVE-2013-6497.