CVE-2008-5050
ClamAV VBA Extract Heap Buffer Overflow
Description
Off-by-one error in the get_unicode_name function (libclamav/vba_extract.c) in Clam Anti-Virus (ClamAV) before 0.94.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted VBA project file, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
INFO
Published Date :
Nov. 13, 2008, 2:30 a.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 12:53 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
10.0
Exploitability Score :
8.6
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CVE-2008-5050 vulnerability over time.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Feb/msg00000.html Added Reference http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-November/065530.html Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00002.html Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/32663 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/32699 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/32765 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/32872 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/33016 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/33317 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/33937 Added Reference http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-21.xml Added Reference http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4579 Added Reference http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=637952&group_id=86638 Added Reference http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3438 Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1680 Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:229 Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498169/100/0/threaded Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32207 Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021159 Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-672-1 Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3085 Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0422 Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46462 Added Reference https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00332.html Added Reference https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00348.html -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 11, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/498169/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498169/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 08, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/46462 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46462 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 13, 2008
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2008-5050 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-2008-5050
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
7.53 }} 2.18%
score
0.94095
percentile