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CVE-2005-1922

The MS-Expand file handling in Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) before 0.86 allows remote attackers to...

5.0 MediumFix available

The MS-Expand file handling in Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) before 0.86 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (file descriptor and memory consumption) via a crafted file that causes repeated errors in the cli_msexpand function.

Exploit likelihood

2.53%Up 1.4 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.0

The MS-Expand file handling in Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) before 0.86 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (file descriptor and memory consumption) via a crafted file that causes repeated errors in the cli_msexpand function.

Record
CVE-2005-1922
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

The MS-Expand file handling in Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) before 0.86 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (file descriptor and memory consumption) via a crafted file that causes repeated errors in the cli_msexpand function.

Record
CVE-2005-1922
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2005-1924 No score

The MS-Expand file handling in Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) before 0.86 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (file descriptor and memory consumption) via a crafted file that causes repeated errors in the cli_msexpand function.

Record
EUVD-2005-1924
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j4m9-w48g-9r75 No score

The MS-Expand file handling in Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) before 0.86 allows remote attackers to...

The MS-Expand file handling in Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) before 0.86 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (file descriptor and memory consumption) via a crafted file that causes repeated errors in the cli_msexpand function.

Record
GHSA-j4m9-w48g-9r75
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV No score

The MS-Expand file handling in Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) before 0.86 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (file descriptor and memory consumption) via a crafted file that causes repeated errors in the cli_msexpand function.

Record
CVE-2005-1922
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2005-1922 No score

The MS-Expand file handling in Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) before 0.86 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (file descriptor and memory consumption) via a crafted file that causes repeated errors in the cli_msexpand function.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2005-1922
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
clamav
Debian:12
before 0.86.1-1
0.86.1-1
clamav
Debian:13
before 0.86.1-1
0.86.1-1
clamav
Debian:14
before 0.86.1-1
0.86.1-1
clamav
Debian: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
clamav
Debian:4.0
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 0.86.2-4etch1
0.86.2-4etch1

History

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

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

In short

CVE-2005-1922 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Clam Anti-virus Clamav, published June 30, 2005. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.53%, the 84th percentile. Fixed in clamav 0.86.1-1.

References

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