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CVE-2006-5295

Unspecified vulnerability in ClamAV before 0.88.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of...

5.0 MediumPublic exploitFix available

Unspecified vulnerability in ClamAV before 0.88.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (scanning service crash) via a crafted Compressed HTML Help (CHM) file that causes ClamAV to "read an invalid memory location."

Exploit likelihood

11.4%Down 1.2 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.0

Unspecified vulnerability in ClamAV before 0.88.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (scanning service crash) via a crafted Compressed HTML Help (CHM) file that causes ClamAV to "read an invalid memory location."

Record
CVE-2006-5295
CVSS 2.0
5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Unspecified vulnerability in ClamAV before 0.88.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (scanning service crash) via a crafted Compressed HTML Help (CHM) file that causes ClamAV to "read an invalid memory location."

Record
CVE-2006-5295
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-5280 No score

Unspecified vulnerability in ClamAV before 0.88.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (scanning service crash) via a crafted Compressed HTML Help (CHM) file that causes ClamAV to "read an invalid memory location."

Record
EUVD-2006-5280
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rgw9-65gq-xj2f No score

Unspecified vulnerability in ClamAV before 0.88.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of...

Unspecified vulnerability in ClamAV before 0.88.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (scanning service crash) via a crafted Compressed HTML Help (CHM) file that causes ClamAV to "read an invalid memory location."

Record
GHSA-rgw9-65gq-xj2f
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV No score

Unspecified vulnerability in ClamAV before 0.88.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (scanning service crash) via a crafted Compressed HTML Help (CHM) file that causes ClamAV to "read an invalid memory location."

Record
CVE-2006-5295
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2006-5295 No score

Unspecified vulnerability in ClamAV before 0.88.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (scanning service crash) via a crafted Compressed HTML Help (CHM) file that causes ClamAV to "read an invalid memory location."

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2006-5295
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
clamav
Debian:12
 before 0.88.5-1
0.88.5-1
clamav
Debian:13
 before 0.88.5-1
0.88.5-1
clamav
Debian:14
 before 0.88.5-1
0.88.5-1
clamav
Debian:3.1
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
 before 0.84-2.sarge.11, plus listed versions
0.84-20.84-2.sarge.10.84-2.sarge.100.84-2.sarge.20.84-2.sarge.3
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0.84-2.sarge.40.84-2.sarge.50.84-2.sarge.60.84-2.sarge.70.84-2.sarge.80.84-2.sarge.9
0.84-2.sarge.11

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
SourceLinkDate
Exploit-DBClam AntiVirus 0.88.4 - CHM Chunk Name Length Denial of Service (PoC)2006-10-17

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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In short

CVE-2006-5295 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Clam Anti-virus Clamav, published October 16, 2006. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 11.4%, the 96th percentile. Fixed in clamav 0.88.5-1.

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