The rfc2231 function in message.c in libclamav in ClamAV before 0.93 allows remote…
Priority LOW 26Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The rfc2231 function in message.c in libclamav in ClamAV before 0.93 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted message that produces a string that is not null terminated, which triggers a buffer over-read.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.03546 89th 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 · 8
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:0.90:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.90 | Vulnerable | Clam Anti-virus |
| cpe:2.3:a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:0.90.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.90.1 | Vulnerable | Clam Anti-virus |
| cpe:2.3:a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:0.90_rc1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.90_rc1.1 | Vulnerable | Clam Anti-virus |
| cpe:2.3:a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:0.90_rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.90_rc2 | Vulnerable | Clam Anti-virus |
| cpe:2.3:a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:0.90_rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.90_rc3 | Vulnerable | Clam Anti-virus |
| cpe:2.3:a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:0.90rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.90rc1 | Vulnerable | Clam Anti-virus |
| cpe:2.3:a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:0.91:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.91 | Vulnerable | Clam Anti-virus |
| cpe:2.3:a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:0.92:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.92 | Vulnerable | Clam Anti-virus |
- cpe:2.3:a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:0.90:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.90 Vulnerable ·Clam Anti-virus
- cpe:2.3:a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:0.90.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.90.1 Vulnerable ·Clam Anti-virus
- cpe:2.3:a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:0.90_rc1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.90_rc1.1 Vulnerable ·Clam Anti-virus
- cpe:2.3:a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:0.90_rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.90_rc2 Vulnerable ·Clam Anti-virus
- cpe:2.3:a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:0.90_rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.90_rc3 Vulnerable ·Clam Anti-virus
- cpe:2.3:a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:0.90rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.90rc1 Vulnerable ·Clam Anti-virus
- cpe:2.3:a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:0.91:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.91 Vulnerable ·Clam Anti-virus
- cpe:2.3:a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:0.92:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.92 Vulnerable ·Clam Anti-virus
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-1836
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2g4m-frjw-86jj
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-2008-1836 · CVE Program
- CVE-2008-1836 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2g4m-frjw-86jj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2008-1836 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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