Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the pefromupx function in libclamav/upx.c in Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) 0.81 through 0.88.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted UPX packed file containing sections with large rsize values.
Published: 2006-08-08
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: 44.6% Moderate
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1153-1 New ClamAV packages fix arbitrary code execution
History

Fri, 11 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.44036}

epss

{'score': 0.44627}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T18:57:44.464Z

Reserved: 2006-08-08T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2006-4018

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2006-08-08T20:04:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2006-4018

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Weaknesses