CVE-2008-1389
libclamav/chmunpack.c in the chm-parser in ClamAV before 0.94 allows remote attackers to cause a...
libclamav/chmunpack.c in the chm-parser in ClamAV before 0.94 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed CHM file, related to an "invalid memory access."
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
libclamav/chmunpack.c in the chm-parser in ClamAV before 0.94 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed CHM file, related to an "invalid memory access."
- Record
CVE-2008-1389- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-399
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
libclamav/chmunpack.c in the chm-parser in ClamAV before 0.94 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed CHM file, related to an "invalid memory access."
- Record
CVE-2008-1389- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-1396 No score
libclamav/chmunpack.c in the chm-parser in ClamAV before 0.94 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed CHM file, related to an "invalid memory access."
- Record
EUVD-2008-1396- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-r2w2-7wgr-pq2v No score
libclamav/chmunpack.c in the chm-parser in ClamAV before 0.94 allows remote attackers to cause a...
libclamav/chmunpack.c in the chm-parser in ClamAV before 0.94 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed CHM file, related to an "invalid memory access."
- Record
GHSA-r2w2-7wgr-pq2v- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
libclamav/chmunpack.c in the chm-parser in ClamAV before 0.94 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed CHM file, related to an "invalid memory access."
- Record
CVE-2008-1389- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2008-1389 No score
libclamav/chmunpack.c in the chm-parser in ClamAV before 0.94 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed CHM file, related to an "invalid memory access."
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2008-1389- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 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-2008-1389 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Clam Anti-virus Clamav, published September 4, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.38%, the 88th percentile. Fixed in clamav 0.94.dfsg-1.
References
secunia.com/advisories/32030
securityfocus.com/bid/30994
vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2484
int21.de/cve/CVE-2008-1389-clamav-chd.html
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lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-09/msg00004.html
sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?group_id=86638&release_id=623661
mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:189
redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00348.html
security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200809-18.xml
kolab.org/security/kolab-vendor-notice-22.txt
securitytracker.com/id?1020805
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.html
support.apple.com/kb/HT3216
svn.clamav.net/svn/clamav-devel/trunk/ChangeLog
wwws.clamav.net/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1089
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1389
github.com/advisories/GHSA-r2w2-7wgr-pq2v
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-1389