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
Published Nov 5, 2005
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.96%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- 0.15
- 0.20
- 0.21
- 0.22
- 0.23
- 0.24
- 0.51
- 0.52
- 0.53
- 0.54
- 0.60
- 0.65
- 0.67
- 0.68
- 0.68.1
- 0.70
- 0.71
- 0.72
- 0.73
- 0.74
- 0.75
- 0.75.1
- 0.80
- 0.81
- 0.82
- 0.83
- 0.84
- 0.85
- 0.85.1
- 0.86
- 0.86.1
- 0.86.2
- 0.87
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.96% (0.03962) | 90.12th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.96% (0.03962) | 89.06th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 5.93% (0.05935) | 89.93th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 18.62% (0.18623) | 96.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 12, 2024 | 31.47% (0.31473) | 97.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 42.66% (0.42665) | 97.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 44.15% (0.44148) | 96.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 85.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 84.01th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 67.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (15)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17184 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17434 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17451 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17501 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17559 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/152 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015154 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=368319 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-887 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200511-04.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=333&type=vulnerabilities third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSEPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:205 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.osvdb.org/20483 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15316 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2294 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
Change history (0)
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