CVE-2005-2450 describes multiple integer overflows within the TNEF, CHM, or FSG file format processors of libclamav in Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) versions 0.86.1 and earlier. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to gain privileges by sending a specially crafted email message. With a CVSS score of 7.5, it is considered highly severe, requiring no authentication and having potential impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, no known public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.85CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:0.85:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.85.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:0.85.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.86CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:0.86:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.