CVE-2005-2070
The ClamAV Mail fILTER (clamav-milter) 0.84 through 0.85d, when used in Sendmail using long...
The ClamAV Mail fILTER (clamav-milter) 0.84 through 0.85d, when used in Sendmail using long timeouts, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by keeping an open connection, which prevents ClamAV from reloading.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The ClamAV Mail fILTER (clamav-milter) 0.84 through 0.85d, when used in Sendmail using long timeouts, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by keeping an open connection, which prevents ClamAV from reloading.
- Record
CVE-2005-2070- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The ClamAV Mail fILTER (clamav-milter) 0.84 through 0.85d, when used in Sendmail using long timeouts, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by keeping an open connection, which prevents ClamAV from reloading.
- Record
CVE-2005-2070- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2005-2072 No score
The ClamAV Mail fILTER (clamav-milter) 0.84 through 0.85d, when used in Sendmail using long timeouts, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by keeping an open connection, which prevents ClamAV from reloading.
- Record
EUVD-2005-2072- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-95r2-8mp6-63g7 No score
The ClamAV Mail fILTER (clamav-milter) 0.84 through 0.85d, when used in Sendmail using long...
The ClamAV Mail fILTER (clamav-milter) 0.84 through 0.85d, when used in Sendmail using long timeouts, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by keeping an open connection, which prevents ClamAV from reloading.
- Record
GHSA-95r2-8mp6-63g7- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
The ClamAV Mail fILTER (clamav-milter) 0.84 through 0.85d, when used in Sendmail using long timeouts, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by keeping an open connection, which prevents ClamAV from reloading.
- Record
CVE-2005-2070- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2005-2070 No score
The ClamAV Mail fILTER (clamav-milter) 0.84 through 0.85d, when used in Sendmail using long timeouts, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by keeping an open connection, which prevents ClamAV from reloading.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2005-2070- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
clamavDebian:12 |
before 0.86.1 | 0.86.1 |
clamavDebian:13 |
before 0.86.1 | 0.86.1 |
clamavDebian:14 |
before 0.86.1 | 0.86.1 |
clamavDebian:3.1 From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 0.84-2.sarge.1, plus listed versions 0.84-2 |
0.84-2.sarge.1 |
clamavDebian:4.0 From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 0.86.2-4etch1 | 0.86.2-4etch1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2005-2070 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Sendmail, published June 29, 2005. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.66%, the 76th percentile. Fixed in clamav 0.86.1.