CVE-2010-3434 describes a critical buffer overflow vulnerability in the find_stream_bounds function within libclamav in ClamAV versions prior to 0.96.3. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service or potentially execute arbitrary code by supplying a specially crafted PDF document. With a CVSS score of 9.3, this vulnerability is highly severe, requiring no authentication and having high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, though it requires medium attack complexity. While no active exploitation, Metasploit modules, or ExploitDB entries are publicly available, and community discussion is minimal, the high CVSS score and FAUCET Risk Score of 87/100 indicate its significant potential danger.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 0.96.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
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 version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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