Description
The rfc2231 function in message.c in libclamav in ClamAV before 0.93 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted message that produces a string that is not null terminated, which triggers a buffer over-read.
Published: 2008-04-16
Score: 4.3 Medium
EPSS: 5.9% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2008-1836 The rfc2231 function in message.c in libclamav in ClamAV before 0.93 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted message that produces a string that is not null terminated, which triggers a buffer over-read.
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Clam Anti-virus Clamav
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T08:40:58.369Z

Reserved: 2008-04-16T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-1836

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-04-16T16:05:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2008-1836

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2008-04-15T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2008-1836 - Bugzilla

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