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TI-2012-03029 Aliases CVE-2012-3501GHSA-88mf-3qc6-6m7p

The squidclamav_check_preview_handler function in squidclamav.c in SquidClamav 5.x before…

Priority LOW 29CWE-119Published · 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-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

The squidclamav_check_preview_handler function in squidclamav.c in SquidClamav 5.x before 5.8 and 6.x before 6.7 passes an unescaped URL to a system command call, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a URL with certain characters, as demonstrated using %0D or %0A.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03333 88th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 15

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:darold:squidclamav:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0VulnerableDarold
cpe:2.3:a:darold:squidclamav:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.1VulnerableDarold
cpe:2.3:a:darold:squidclamav:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.2VulnerableDarold
cpe:2.3:a:darold:squidclamav:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.3VulnerableDarold
cpe:2.3:a:darold:squidclamav:5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.4VulnerableDarold
cpe:2.3:a:darold:squidclamav:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5VulnerableDarold
cpe:2.3:a:darold:squidclamav:5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.6VulnerableDarold
cpe:2.3:a:darold:squidclamav:5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.7VulnerableDarold
cpe:2.3:a:darold:squidclamav:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0VulnerableDarold
cpe:2.3:a:darold:squidclamav:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.1VulnerableDarold
  • cpe:2.3:a:darold:squidclamav:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Vulnerable ·Darold
  • cpe:2.3:a:darold:squidclamav:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1 Vulnerable ·Darold
  • cpe:2.3:a:darold:squidclamav:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2 Vulnerable ·Darold
  • cpe:2.3:a:darold:squidclamav:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3 Vulnerable ·Darold
  • cpe:2.3:a:darold:squidclamav:5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.4 Vulnerable ·Darold
  • cpe:2.3:a:darold:squidclamav:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5 Vulnerable ·Darold
  • cpe:2.3:a:darold:squidclamav:5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6 Vulnerable ·Darold
  • cpe:2.3:a:darold:squidclamav:5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.7 Vulnerable ·Darold
  • cpe:2.3:a:darold:squidclamav:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·Darold
  • cpe:2.3:a:darold:squidclamav:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1 Vulnerable ·Darold
Show 5 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:darold:squidclamav:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.2VulnerableDarold
cpe:2.3:a:darold:squidclamav:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.3VulnerableDarold
cpe:2.3:a:darold:squidclamav:6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.4VulnerableDarold
cpe:2.3:a:darold:squidclamav:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.5VulnerableDarold
cpe:2.3:a:darold:squidclamav:6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.6VulnerableDarold
  • cpe:2.3:a:darold:squidclamav:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2 Vulnerable ·Darold
  • cpe:2.3:a:darold:squidclamav:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.3 Vulnerable ·Darold
  • cpe:2.3:a:darold:squidclamav:6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.4 Vulnerable ·Darold
  • cpe:2.3:a:darold:squidclamav:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.5 Vulnerable ·Darold
  • cpe:2.3:a:darold:squidclamav:6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.6 Vulnerable ·Darold

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-3501
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-88mf-3qc6-6m7p

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 1

Other 5

  • TI-2012-03975 Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in SquidClamav 5.x before 5.8 allow… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3

Sources

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