CVE-2014-9050 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via a crafted PE file due to a heap-based buffer overflow in ClamAV.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2014-9050?
CVE-2014-9050 is a medium-severity memory corruption 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
Heap-based buffer overflow in the cli_scanpe function in libclamav/pe.c in ClamAV before 0.98.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted y0da Crypter PE file.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-9050?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Clamav Clamav.
How do I fix CVE-2014-9050?
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-2014-9050 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-9050 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Clamav Clamav
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2014-9050, GHSA-v57w-52fc-hj8c, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9050.