CVE-2010-4261

Off-by-one error in the icon_cb function in pe_icons.c in libclamav in ClamAV before 0.96.5...

7.5 HighFix available

Off-by-one error in the icon_cb function in pe_icons.c in libclamav in ClamAV before 0.96.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Exploit likelihood

4.77%Down 3.5 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

Record: CVE-2010-4261
CVSS 2.0: 7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-189
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2010-4261
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2010-4234 No score

Record: EUVD-2010-4234
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7686-g7vr-w687 No score

Off-by-one error in the icon_cb function in pe_icons.c in libclamav in ClamAV before 0.96.5...

Record: GHSA-7686-g7vr-w687
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV No score

Record: CVE-2010-4261
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2010-4261 No score

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2010-4261
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

clamav

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`clamav` Debian:12	before 0.96.5+dfsg-1	0.96.5+dfsg-1
`clamav` Debian:13	before 0.96.5+dfsg-1	0.96.5+dfsg-1
`clamav` Debian:14	before 0.96.5+dfsg-1	0.96.5+dfsg-1

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2010-4261 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Clamav, published December 7, 2010. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.77%, the 91st percentile. Fixed in clamav 0.96.5+dfsg-1.

References

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