CVE-2013-6497 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in ClamAV's clamscan utility, affecting versions prior to 0.98.5. When the -a option is used, a remote attacker can trigger a crash by providing a specially crafted file, such as jwplayer.js. This is a low-severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 2.1, requiring local access for exploitation and resulting in only a partial denial of service. There is no known active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 0.98.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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