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CVE-2008-5314

24
FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-5314 is a stack consumption vulnerability in ClamAV versions prior to 0.94.2, specifically within the libclamav/special.c component. It allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service (daemon crash) by providing a specially crafted JPEG file that exploits recursive functions during JPEG parsing. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3, indicating medium attack complexity and potential for partial availability impact, with no confidentiality or integrity impact. While not actively exploited in the wild or listed in CISA KEV, a proof-of-concept exploit exists on ExploitDB, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 0.94.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.70CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:0.70:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.71CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:0.71:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.72CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:0.72:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.73CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:0.73:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.3MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
8.20%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
94.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-7330 · Dec 3, 2008
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0820 is in the 94th percentile among its peer group of 19,958 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, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2008-5314Moderate

clamav: DoS / crash via crafted jpeg image

Dec 1, 2008

References

lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2009/Feb/msg00000.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2008-12/msg00003.html
lurker.clamav.net / message/20081126.150241.55b1e092.en.html
osvdb.org / 50363
secunia.com / advisories/32926
secunia.com / advisories/32936
secunia.com / advisories/33016
secunia.com / advisories/33195
secunia.com / advisories/33317
secunia.com / advisories/33937
security.gentoo.org / glsa/glsa-200812-21.xml
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/46985
sourceforge.net / project/shownotes.php
support.apple.com / kb/HT3438
exploit-db.com / exploits/7330
wwws.clamav.net / bugzilla/show_bug.cgi
Exploit
debian.org / security/2008/dsa-1680
mandriva.com / security/advisories
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2008/12/01/8
securityfocus.com / bid/32555
securitytracker.com / id
ubuntu.com / usn/usn-684-1
vupen.com / english/advisories/2008/3311
vupen.com / english/advisories/2009/0422