CVE-2007-0897 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) versions prior to 0.90, affecting various products including Apple and Debian distributions. The flaw allows remote attackers to exhaust file descriptors and disrupt scanning by providing specially crafted CAB archives with a zero-length cabinet header. This vulnerability carries a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.5 (HIGH), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity leading to high availability impact. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
< 0.90CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 10.4.11CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.