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CVE-2008-3914

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-3914 details multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in ClamAV versions prior to 0.94, specifically involving file descriptor leaks in libclamav/others.c and libclamav/sis.c. This vulnerability carries a critical CVSS score of 10.0, indicating a network-based attack with low complexity, requiring no authentication, and leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 0.93.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

10.0HIGH

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

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

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.58%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
88.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0358 is in the 79th percentile among its peer group of 51,553 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (4)

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: cm1 clamav 0.103.2-1 on CBL Mariner 1.0Fixed in: 0.103.2-1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 16999-16820Fixed in: 0.103.2-1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: CBL Mariner 1.0 x64Fixed in: 0.103.2-1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: CBL Mariner 1.0 ARMFixed in: 0.103.2-1

Vendor Advisories (2)

microsoft2020-Oct/CVE-2008-3914

CVE-2008-3914

Oct 13, 2020
microsoft2008-Sep/CVE-2008-3914Critical

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in ClamAV before 0.94 have unknown impact and attack vectors related to file descriptor leaks on the "error path" in (1) libclamav/others.c and (2) libclamav/sis.c.

Sep 2, 2008

References

kolab.org / security/kolab-vendor-notice-22.txt
Third Party Advisory
lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2008-09/msg00004.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/31906
Third Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/31982
Third Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/32030
Third Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/32222
Third Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/32424
Third Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/32699
Third Party Advisory
security.gentoo.org / glsa/glsa-200809-18.xml
Third Party Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/45058
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
sourceforge.net / project/shownotes.php
PatchThird Party Advisory
support.apple.com / kb/HT3216
Third Party Advisory
svn.clamav.net / svn/clamav-devel/trunk/ChangeLog
Vendor Advisory
redhat.com / archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00332.html
Third Party Advisory
redhat.com / archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00348.html
Third Party Advisory
wwws.clamav.net / bugzilla/show_bug.cgi
Issue Tracking
debian.org / security/2008/dsa-1660
Third Party Advisory
mandriva.com / security/advisories
Third Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2008/09/03/2
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2008/09/04/13
Mailing List
securityfocus.com / bid/31051
PatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securityfocus.com / bid/31681
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
vupen.com / english/advisories/2008/2564
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vupen.com / english/advisories/2008/2780
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