CVE-2008-5050
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Nov 13, 2008
- Updated
- Aug 7, 2024
- Reserved
- Nov 12, 2008
Description
Off-by-one error in the get_unicode_name function (libclamav/vba_extract.c) in Clam Anti-Virus (ClamAV) before 0.94.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted VBA project file, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
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n/an/a |
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References
- ADV-2008-3085vdb-entry
- 4579third-party-advisory
- 33937third-party-advisory
- DSA-1680vendor-advisory
- 32765third-party-advisory
- clamav-getunicodename-bo(46462)vdb-entry
- 32207vdb-entry
- 33016third-party-advisory
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3438
- 20081109 ClamAV get_unicode_name() off-by-one buffer overflowmailing-list
- APPLE-SA-2009-02-12vendor-advisory
- 1021159vdb-entry
- 32872third-party-advisory
- GLSA-200812-21vendor-advisory
- 20081108 ClamAV get_unicode_name() off-by-one buffer overflowmailing-list
- FEDORA-2008-9651vendor-advisory
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=637952&group_id=86638
- ADV-2009-0422vdb-entry
- USN-672-1vendor-advisory
- 32663third-party-advisory
- MDVSA-2008:229vendor-advisory
- 33317third-party-advisory
- SUSE-SR:2008:026vendor-advisory
- 32699third-party-advisory
- FEDORA-2008-9644vendor-advisory
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