CVE-2008-5050 describes an off-by-one error in the get_unicode_name function within Clam Anti-Virus (ClamAV) versions prior to 0.94.1. This flaw, located in libclamav/vba_extract.c, can be triggered by a specially crafted VBA project file. The vulnerability carries a critical CVSS score of 9.3, indicating a high potential for remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or potentially execute arbitrary code due to a heap-based buffer overflow. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code in Metasploit or ExploitDB, or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 0.94CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.01CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:0.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.02CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:0.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.03CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:0.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:0.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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