Multiple memory leaks in freshclam/manager.c in ClamAV before 0.94 might allow attackers…
Priority LOW 28CWE-401Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-401.
Summary
Multiple memory leaks in freshclam/manager.c in ClamAV before 0.94 might allow attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via unspecified vectors related to "error handling logic".
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.03061 87th 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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-3913
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cr5r-q6mh-hr56
References
Advisory 11
- [oss-security] 20080904 Re: request for CVE: clamav 0.94 release
- SUSE-SR:2008:018
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?group_id=86638&release_id=623661
- MDVSA-2008:189
- [oss-security] 20080903 request for CVE: clamav 0.94 release
- FEDORA-2008-9651
- GLSA-200809-18
- DSA-1660
- APPLE-SA-2008-10-09
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216
- FEDORA-2008-9644
Sources
- CVE-2008-3913 · CVE Program
- CVE-2008-3913 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-cr5r-q6mh-hr56 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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