Description
clamscan in ClamAV before 0.98.5, when using -a option, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) as demonstrated by the jwplayer.js file.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 2.1/10
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:PWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://blog.clamav.net/2014/11/clamav-0985-has-been-released.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-November/144754.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-November/144979.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-12/msg00003.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-12/msg00006.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-12/msg00007.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59645
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60150
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:217
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/19/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/19/5
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71178
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2423-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2488-2
- https://bugzilla.clamav.net/show_bug.cgi?id=11088Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1138101
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98804
- http://blog.clamav.net/2014/11/clamav-0985-has-been-released.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-November/144754.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-November/144979.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-12/msg00003.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-12/msg00006.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-12/msg00007.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59645
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60150
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:217
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/19/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/19/5
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71178
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2423-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2488-2
- https://bugzilla.clamav.net/show_bug.cgi?id=11088Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1138101
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98804
Timeline
- Published
- Dec 1, 2014
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified