CVE-2006-5295

Summary

CVECVE-2006-5295
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2006-10-16 23:07:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionUnspecified vulnerability in ClamAV before 0.88.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (scanning service crash) via a crafted Compressed HTML Help (CHM) file that causes ClamAV to "read an invalid memory location."

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Clam Anti-virus Clamav . All All All
Application Clam Anti-virus Clamav 0.15 All All All
Application Clam Anti-virus Clamav 0.20 All All All
Application Clam Anti-virus Clamav 0.21 All All All
Application Clam Anti-virus Clamav 0.22 All All All
Application Clam Anti-virus Clamav 0.23 All All All
Application Clam Anti-virus Clamav 0.24 All All All
Application Clam Anti-virus Clamav 0.51 All All All
Application Clam Anti-virus Clamav 0.52 All All All
Application Clam Anti-virus Clamav 0.53 All All All
Application Clam Anti-virus Clamav 0.54 All All All
Application Clam Anti-virus Clamav 0.60 All All All
Application Clam Anti-virus Clamav 0.60p All All All
Application Clam Anti-virus Clamav 0.65 All All All
Application Clam Anti-virus Clamav 0.67 All All All
Application Clam Anti-virus Clamav 0.68 All All All
Application Clam Anti-virus Clamav 0.68.1 All All All
Application Clam Anti-virus Clamav 0.70 All All All
Application Clam Anti-virus Clamav 0.71 All All All
Application Clam Anti-virus Clamav 0.72 All All All
Application Clam Anti-virus Clamav 0.73 All All All
Application Clam Anti-virus Clamav 0.74 All All All
Application Clam Anti-virus Clamav 0.75 All All All
Application Clam Anti-virus Clamav 0.75.1 All All All
Application Clam Anti-virus Clamav 0.80 All All All
Application Clam Anti-virus Clamav 0.80_rc1 All All All
Application Clam Anti-virus Clamav 0.80_rc2 All All All
Application Clam Anti-virus Clamav 0.80_rc3 All All All
Application Clam Anti-virus Clamav 0.80_rc4 All All All
Application Clam Anti-virus Clamav 0.81 All All All
Application Clam Anti-virus Clamav 0.81_rc1 All All All
Application Clam Anti-virus Clamav 0.82 All All All
Application Clam Anti-virus Clamav 0.83 All All All
Application Clam Anti-virus Clamav 0.84 All All All
Application Clam Anti-virus Clamav 0.84_rc1 All All All
Application Clam Anti-virus Clamav 0.84_rc2 All All All
Application Clam Anti-virus Clamav 0.85 All All All
Application Clam Anti-virus Clamav 0.85.1 All All All
Application Clam Anti-virus Clamav 0.86 All All All
Application Clam Anti-virus Clamav 0.86.1 All All All
Application Clam Anti-virus Clamav 0.86.2 All All All
Application Clam Anti-virus Clamav 0.86_rc1 All All All
Application Clam Anti-virus Clamav 0.87 All All All
Application Clam Anti-virus Clamav 0.87.1 All All All
Application Clam Anti-virus Clamav 0.88 All All All
Application Clam Anti-virus Clamav 0.88.1 All All All
Application Clam Anti-virus Clamav 0.88.3 All All All
Application Clam Anti-virus Clamav All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1196-1 clamav af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
Gentoo Linux Documentation -- ClamAV: Multiple Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
Mandriva update for clamav - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Webmail- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
Security Announcement af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.novell.com
404 Not Found af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 kolab.org
SUSE update for clamav - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Clam AntiVirus CHM Unpacker and PE Rebuilding Vulnerabilities - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Clam Anti-Virus CHM Unpacker Denial Of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Advisories - Mandriva Linux af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
Gentoo update for clamav - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Webmail- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
Debian update for clamav - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
SnapGear Multiple Vulnerabilities - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Public Advisory: 10.15.06 // iDefense Labs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 labs.idefense.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
Kolab Server ClamAV CHM Unpacker and PE Rebuilding Vulnerabilities - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Webmail - OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
SecurityTracker.com Archives - Clam AntiVirus PE File Heap Overflow Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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