High severity · published Feb 16, 2007
CVE-2007-0897
Clam AntiVirus ClamAV before 0.90 does not close open file descriptors under certain conditions, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (file descriptor…
7.5
CVSS
3.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Clam AntiVirus ClamAV before 0.90 does not close open file descriptors under certain conditions, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (file descriptor consumption and failed scans) via CAB archives with a cabinet header record length of zero, which causes a function to return without closing a file descriptor.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)3.5% · higher than 89% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CL
Clamav · Clamav
before 0.90 · source: NVD
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
3.1 · source: NVD
MO
Mac OS X Server · Apple
before 10.4.11 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-0897
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-0897
Broken Link
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562
Broken Link
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=475
Mailing List
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html
Broken Link
http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2007-Feb/0004.html
Broken Link
http://osvdb.org/32283
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/24183
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