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CVE-2009-1241

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CVE-2009-1241 describes an unspecified vulnerability in ClamAV versions prior to 0.95, allowing remote attackers to bypass malware detection. This vulnerability specifically impacts the scanning of modified RAR archives. With a CVSS score of 7.5, it is considered highly severe, indicating a network-based attack with low complexity and potential for partial 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
< 0.95CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
3.92%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
89.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0392 is in the 81st 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 (3)

microsoft2020-Oct/CVE-2009-1241

CVE-2009-1241

Oct 13, 2020
microsoft2009-Apr/CVE-2009-1241Important

Unspecified vulnerability in ClamAV before 0.95 allows remote attackers to bypass detection of malware via a modified RAR archive.

Apr 2, 2009
redhatCVE-2009-1241

clamav: security fixes in upstream 0.95 (CVE-2008-6680, CVE-2009-1270)

References

blog.zoller.lu / 2009/04/clamav-094-and-below-evasion-and-bypass.html
Third Party Advisory
lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00004.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00010.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/36701
Third Party Advisory
support.apple.com / kb/HT3865
Third Party Advisory
mandriva.com / security/advisories
Third Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2009/04/07/6
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / archive/1/502366/100/0/threaded
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securityfocus.com / bid/34344
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
vupen.com / english/advisories/2009/0934
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