FKIE_CVE-2008-1836
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2008-04-16 16:05 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:52
Severity
Summary
The rfc2231 function in message.c in libclamav in ClamAV before 0.93 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted message that produces a string that is not null terminated, which triggers a buffer over-read.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| clam_anti-virus | clamav | 0.90 | |
| clam_anti-virus | clamav | 0.90.1 | |
| clam_anti-virus | clamav | 0.90_rc1.1 | |
| clam_anti-virus | clamav | 0.90_rc2 | |
| clam_anti-virus | clamav | 0.90_rc3 | |
| clam_anti-virus | clamav | 0.90rc1 | |
| clam_anti-virus | clamav | 0.91 | |
| clam_anti-virus | clamav | 0.92 |
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