MEDIUM
AntiVirus: Off-by-one error (DoS, crash) by parsing a specially-crafted PE icon file
Published May 26, 2010
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.89%
Description
Off-by-one error in the parseicon function in libclamav/pe_icons.c in ClamAV 0.96 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted PE icon that triggers an out-of-bounds read, related to improper rounding during scaling.
Affected products
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.
4.3 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.89% 0.02889
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02889
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 (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.89% (0.02889) | 86.40th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.89% (0.02889) | 85.02th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Feb 20, 2026 | 3.33% (0.03329) | 87.02th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.00% (0.02005) | 82.08th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 4.62% (0.04616) | 81.73th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.95% (0.01949) | 82.25th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.34% (0.02343) | 90.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 24, 2023 | 2.34% (0.02343) | 88.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.40% (0.02405) | 88.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.96% (0.01955) | 78.47th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 1.96% (0.01955) | 77.97th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 73.85th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.96% (0.01955) | 76.59th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.96% (0.01955) | 55.71th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (14)
- http://git.clamav.net/gitweb?p=clamav-devel.git%3Ba=blob_plain%3Bf=ChangeLog%3Bhb=clamav-0.96.1 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://git.clamav.net/gitweb?p=clamav-devel.git%3Ba=blobdiff%3Bf=libclamav/pe_icons.c%3Bh=3f1bc5be69d0f9d84e576814d1a3cc6f40c4ff2c%3Bhp=39a714f05968f9e929576bf171dd0eb58bf06bef%3Bhb=7f0e3bbf77382d9782e0189bf80f5f59a95779b3%3Bhpb=f0eb394501ec21b9fe67f36cbf5db788711d4236 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-08/msg00001.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39895 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:110 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/05/21/7 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40318 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1214 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-1640 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=597358 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/58825 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-1640
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-1640
- https://wwws.clamav.net/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=2031 x_refsource_CONFIRM
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published May 26, 2010
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Apr 29, 2010
Link CVE-2010-1640
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a