The "%f" feature in the VirusEvent directive in Clam AntiVirus daemon (clamd) before 0.70…
Priority LOW 22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The "%f" feature in the VirusEvent directive in Clam AntiVirus daemon (clamd) before 0.70 allows local users to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a file name.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00585 48th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 9
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:0.51:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.51 | Vulnerable | Clam Anti-virus |
| cpe:2.3:a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:0.52:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.52 | Vulnerable | Clam Anti-virus |
| cpe:2.3:a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:0.53:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.53 | Vulnerable | Clam Anti-virus |
| cpe:2.3:a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:0.54:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.54 | Vulnerable | Clam Anti-virus |
| cpe:2.3:a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:0.60:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.60 | Vulnerable | Clam Anti-virus |
| cpe:2.3:a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:0.65:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.65 | Vulnerable | Clam Anti-virus |
| cpe:2.3:a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:0.67:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.67 | Vulnerable | Clam Anti-virus |
| cpe:2.3:a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:0.68:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.68 | Vulnerable | Clam Anti-virus |
| cpe:2.3:a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:0.68.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.68.1 | Vulnerable | Clam Anti-virus |
- cpe:2.3:a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:0.51:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.51 Vulnerable ·Clam Anti-virus
- cpe:2.3:a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:0.52:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.52 Vulnerable ·Clam Anti-virus
- cpe:2.3:a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:0.53:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.53 Vulnerable ·Clam Anti-virus
- cpe:2.3:a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:0.54:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.54 Vulnerable ·Clam Anti-virus
- cpe:2.3:a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:0.60:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.60 Vulnerable ·Clam Anti-virus
- cpe:2.3:a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:0.65:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.65 Vulnerable ·Clam Anti-virus
- cpe:2.3:a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:0.67:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.67 Vulnerable ·Clam Anti-virus
- cpe:2.3:a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:0.68:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.68 Vulnerable ·Clam Anti-virus
- cpe:2.3:a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:0.68.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.68.1 Vulnerable ·Clam Anti-virus
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2004-1876
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6xg8-8xmf-qghw
References
More Clam Anti-virus Clamav vulnerabilities
- TI-2007-04414 clamav-milter in ClamAV before 0.91.2, when run in black hole mode, allows remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.6
- TI-2008-01054 Buffer overflow in the cli_scanpe function in libclamav (libclamav/pe.c) for ClamAV 0.92… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2008-00296 Integer overflow in the cli_scanpe function in libclamav in ClamAV before 0.92.1, as used… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2006-04039 Integer overflow in ClamAV 0.88.1 and 0.88.4, and other versions before 0.88.5, allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2008-04803 Off-by-one error in the get_unicode_name function (libclamav/vba_extract.c) in Clam… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2007-06042 Integer overflow in libclamav in ClamAV before 0.92 allows remote attackers to execute… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2004-1876 · CVE Program
- CVE-2004-1876 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6xg8-8xmf-qghw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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