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CVE-2008-0314

22
FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-0314 describes a heap-based buffer overflow in ClamAV 0.92.1, specifically within the libclamav component's spin.c file. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by supplying a specially crafted PeSpin packed PE binary with a manipulated length value. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this high-severity flaw is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, potentially leading to partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its age and severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
0.92.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:0.92.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.5HIGH

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

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
9.02%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
94.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0902 is in the 91st percentile among its peer group of 51,553 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

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-2008-0314Important

clamav: PeSpin Heap Overflow Vulnerability

Apr 15, 2008

References

kolab.org / security/kolab-vendor-notice-20.txt
labs.idefense.com / intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php
Exploit
lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00005.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00009.html
secunia.com / advisories/29863
secunia.com / advisories/29886
secunia.com / advisories/29891
secunia.com / advisories/29975
secunia.com / advisories/30253
secunia.com / advisories/30328
secunia.com / advisories/31576
secunia.com / advisories/31882
security.gentoo.org / glsa/glsa-200805-19.xml
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/41823
svn.clamav.net / svn/clamav-devel/trunk/ChangeLog
redhat.com / archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00576.html
redhat.com / archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00625.html
redhat.com / archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00249.html
wwws.clamav.net / bugzilla/show_bug.cgi
up2date.astaro.com / 2008/08/up2date_asg_v7300_ga_released.html
debian.org / security/2008/dsa-1549
kb.cert.org / vuls/id/858595
US Government Resource
mandriva.com / security/advisories
securityfocus.com / bid/28784
securitytracker.com / id
us-cert.gov / cas/techalerts/TA08-260A.html
US Government Resource
vupen.com / english/advisories/2008/1227/references
vupen.com / english/advisories/2008/2584