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Critical
CVE-2008-5050
Off-by-one error in the get_unicode_name function (libclamav/vba_extract.c) in Clam Anti-Virus...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3085
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4579
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33937
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1680
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32765
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46462
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32207
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33016
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3438
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-November/065530.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Feb/msg00000.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021159
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32872
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-21.xml
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498169/100/0/threaded
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00348.html
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=637952&group_id=86638
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0422
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-672-1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32663
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:229
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33317
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00002.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32699
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00332.html
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
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Vulnerable Versions:
0, 0.01, 0.02, 0.03, 0.04, 0.05, 0.06, 0.10, 0.11, 0.12, 0.13, 0.14, 0.15, 0.20, 0.21, 0.22, 0.23, 0.24, 0.51, 0.52, 0.53, 0.54, 0.60, 0.60p, 0.65, 0.67, 0.68, 0.68.1, 0.70, 0.71, 0.72, 0.73, 0.74, 0.75, 0.75.1, 0.80, 0.80_rc1, 0.80_rc2, 0.80_rc3, 0.80_rc4, 0.81, 0.81_rc1, 0.82, 0.83, 0.84, 0.84_rc1, 0.84_rc2, 0.85, 0.85.1, 0.86, 0.86.1, 0.86.2, 0.86_rc1, 0.87, 0.87.1, 0.88, 0.88.1, 0.88.2, 0.88.3, 0.88.4, 0.88.5, 0.88.6, 0.88.7, 0.90, 0.90.1, 0.90.2, 0.90.3, 0.90_rc1.1, 0.90_rc2, 0.90_rc3, 0.90rc1, 0.91, 0.91.1, 0.91.2, 0.91rc1, 0.91rc2, 0.92, 0.92.1, 0.93, 0.93.1, 0.93.2, 0.93.3
Timeline
Official Publish:
November 13th, 2008
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.