5.0
MEDIUM
CVE-2005-3500
ClamAV Denial of Service Vulnerability
Description

The tnef_attachment function in tnef.c for Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) before 0.87.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and memory exhaustion) via a crafted value in a CAB file that causes ClamAV to repeatedly scan the same block.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 5, 2005, 11:02 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 12:02 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2005-3500 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
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2005-3500.

URL Resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/17184
http://secunia.com/advisories/17434 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17451
http://secunia.com/advisories/17501
http://secunia.com/advisories/17559
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/152
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015154
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=368319 Patch
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-887
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200511-04.xml
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=333&type=vulnerabilities Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:205
http://www.osvdb.org/20483
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15316
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2294
http://secunia.com/advisories/17184
http://secunia.com/advisories/17434 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17451
http://secunia.com/advisories/17501
http://secunia.com/advisories/17559
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/152
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015154
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=368319 Patch
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-887
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200511-04.xml
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=333&type=vulnerabilities Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:205
http://www.osvdb.org/20483
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15316
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2294

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-2005-3500 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2005-3500 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.

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.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2005-3500 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-2005-3500 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

31.47 }} -11.19%

score

0.97062

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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