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CVE-2009-1372

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2009-1372 describes a stack-based buffer overflow in the cli_url_canon function within ClamAV versions prior to 0.95.1, allowing remote attackers to trigger a denial of service or potentially execute arbitrary code via a malicious URL. With a CVSS score of 10.0, this vulnerability is critical, requiring no authentication or complex attack methods, and could lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 0.95CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:*:src2:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.01CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.02CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.03CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
7.59%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
93.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0759 is in the 90th 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-2009-1372

clamav: security fixes in upstream 0.95.1 (CVE-2009-1371, CVE-2009-1372)

References

lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00004.html
osvdb.org / 53603
secunia.com / advisories/34612
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/36701
support.apple.com / kb/HT3865
svn.clamav.net / websvn/filedetails.php
wwws.clamav.net / bugzilla/show_bug.cgi
mandriva.com / security/advisories
securityfocus.com / bid/34446
securitytracker.com / id
vupen.com / english/advisories/2009/0985
PatchVendor Advisory