CVE-2006-5295 describes an unspecified denial-of-service vulnerability in ClamAV versions prior to 0.88.5, allowing remote attackers to crash the scanning service via a specially crafted Compressed HTML Help (CHM) file that leads to an invalid memory read. With a CVSS score of 5.0, this vulnerability is rated as medium severity, requiring no authentication and having a low attack complexity, resulting in a partial availability impact. While not listed on the KEV catalog, a Proof-of-Concept exploit is available on ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of active exploitation, Metasploit modules, Nuclei templates, or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 0.88.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
.CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:.:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.15CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.20CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:0.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.21CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:0.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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