7.8
HIGH CVSS 2.0
CVE-2005-3239
ClamAV OLE2 Denial of Service
Description

The OLE2 unpacker in clamd in Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) 0.87-1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a DOC file with an invalid property tree, which triggers an infinite recursion in the ole2_walk_property_tree function.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 14, 2005, 7:02 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 3, 2025, 1:03 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2005-3239 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Clam_anti-virus clamav
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
To address the ClamAV OLE2 denial of service vulnerability, update the ClamAV installation.
  • Update ClamAV to the latest version.
  • If using a stable distribution, ensure the ClamAV packages are version 0.84-2.sarge.6 or later.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2005-3239 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2005-3239 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2005-3239 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2005-3239 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=333566
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/17184
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/17448
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/17451
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/17501
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/17559
    Added Reference http://securitytracker.com/id?1015154
    Added Reference http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=368319
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-887
    Added Reference http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200511-04.xml
    Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:205
    Added Reference http://www.osvdb.org/20536
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15101
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 14, 2005

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.8
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

4.59 }} -1.28%

score

0.88210

percentile