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TI-2013-05446 Aliases CVE-2013-6497GHSA-jfxp-x34q-78xp

clamscan in ClamAV before 0.98.5, when using -a option, allows remote attackers to cause…

Priority LOW 14CWE-17Published · 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
None · None · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01133 66th 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

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

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 0.98.4VulnerableClamAV
  • cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 0.98.4 Vulnerable ·ClamAV

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-6497
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jfxp-x34q-78xp

References

Patch 1

Advisory 9

Other 3

  • TI-2024-13262 ClamAV VirusEvent File Processing Command Injection Vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
  • TI-2023-06741 Buffer overflow in Cisco Secure Web Appliance CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2012-01281 The TAR file parser in AhnLab V3 Internet Security 2011.01.18.00, Avira AntiVir… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
  • TI-2012-01279 The TAR file parser in Avira AntiVir 7.11.1.163, Antiy Labs AVL SDK 2.0.3.7, avast!… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
  • TI-2012-01265 The RAR file parser in ClamAV 0.96.4, Rising Antivirus 22.83.00.03, Quick Heal (aka Cat… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
  • TI-2017-09151 Memory corruption in ClamAV AntiVirus software versions 0.99.2 and prior CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
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Sources

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