CVE-2005-1922 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) versions prior to 0.86, specifically impacting its MS-Expand file handling. Remote attackers can exploit this by submitting a specially crafted file, leading to repeated errors in the cli_msexpand function and causing excessive file descriptor and memory consumption. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity, with a low attack complexity and no authentication required, but only impacts availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.81CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:0.81:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.82CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:0.82:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.83CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:0.83:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.84_rc1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:0.84_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.84_rc2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:0.84_rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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