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CVE-2005-3501

The cabd_find function in cabd.c of the libmspack library (mspack) for Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV)...

4.3 MediumFix available

CVE-2005-3501 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Clamav, published November 3, 2005. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.59%, the 89th percentile. Fixed in clamav 0.87.1-1.

What does this mean?
Severity
4.3 MediumCVSS 2.0, NVD
Exploit chance
3.59%EPSS, 89th percentile
Exploitation
None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
Fixed in
0.87.1-1clamav +4 more

Description

The cabd_find function in cabd.c of the libmspack library (mspack) for Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) before 0.87.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted CAB file that causes cabd_find to be called with a zero length.

Exploit likelihood

3.59%Up 0.2 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
clamav
Debian:12
before 0.87.1-1
0.87.1-1
clamav
Debian:13
before 0.87.1-1
0.87.1-1
clamav
Debian:14
before 0.87.1-1
0.87.1-1
clamav
Debian:3.1
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0.84-2.sarge.6, plus listed versions
0.84-20.84-2.sarge.10.84-2.sarge.20.84-2.sarge.30.84-2.sarge.40.84-2.sarge.5
0.84-2.sarge.6
clamav
Debian:4.0
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0.87.1-0etch.1
0.87.1-0etch.1

What each source reports

NVD Score used4.3

The cabd_find function in cabd.c of the libmspack library (mspack) for Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) before 0.87.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted CAB file that causes cabd_find to be called with a zero length.

Record
CVE-2005-3501
CVSS 2.0
4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness
CWE-399
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score

The cabd_find function in cabd.c of the libmspack library (mspack) for Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) before 0.87.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted CAB file that causes cabd_find to be called with a zero length.

Record
CVE-2005-3501
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2005-3500No score

The cabd_find function in cabd.c of the libmspack library (mspack) for Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) before 0.87.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted CAB file that causes cabd_find to be called with a zero length.

Record
EUVD-2005-3500
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xwpj-f6qv-5j98No score

The cabd_find function in cabd.c of the libmspack library (mspack) for Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV)...

The cabd_find function in cabd.c of the libmspack library (mspack) for Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) before 0.87.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted CAB file that causes cabd_find to be called with a zero length.

Record
GHSA-xwpj-f6qv-5j98
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVNo score

The cabd_find function in cabd.c of the libmspack library (mspack) for Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) before 0.87.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted CAB file that causes cabd_find to be called with a zero length.

Record
CVE-2005-3501
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2005-3501No score

The cabd_find function in cabd.c of the libmspack library (mspack) for Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) before 0.87.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted CAB file that causes cabd_find to be called with a zero length.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2005-3501
Updated
2026-11-02

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.

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