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.
Published: 2005-11-05
Score: 5.0 Medium
EPSS: 5.9% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-887-1 New ClamAV packages fix several vulnerabilities
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2005-3499 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.
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Clam Anti-virus Clamav
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T23:17:22.643Z

Reserved: 2005-11-05T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2005-3500

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2005-11-05T11:02:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2005-3500

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