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CVE-2010-0098

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2010-0098 describes a critical vulnerability in ClamAV versions prior to 0.96, affecting its ability to properly scan CAB and 7z archive files. This flaw allows remote attackers to bypass virus detection by crafting malicious archives that appear legitimate to standard archive utilities. With a CVSS score of 10.0, this vulnerability poses a severe risk to confidentiality, integrity, and availability, requiring no authentication or complex attack methods. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 0.96CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:*:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.01CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.02CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.03CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

10.0HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
4.89%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
91.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0489 is in the 85th percentile among its peer group of 51,485 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2010-0098Moderate

v0.96): Anti-virus scanning functionality bypass via specially-crafted archive files

Feb 15, 2010

References

git.clamav.net / gitweb
lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2010//Aug/msg00003.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2010-04/msg00006.html
secunia.com / advisories/39293
secunia.com / advisories/39329
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/39656
support.apple.com / kb/HT4312
wwws.clamav.net / bugzilla/show_bug.cgi
mandriva.com / security/advisories
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2010/04/06/4
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2010/04/08/3
securityfocus.com / bid/39262
Patch
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-926-1
vupen.com / english/advisories/2010/0827
vupen.com / english/advisories/2010/0832
vupen.com / english/advisories/2010/0909
vupen.com / english/advisories/2010/1001
vupen.com / english/advisories/2010/1206