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CVE-2007-0897

HIGH CVSS: 7.5 Published: 2007-02-16 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

Clam AntiVirus ClamAV before 0.90 does not close open file descriptors under certain conditions, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (file descriptor consumption and failed scans) via CAB archives with a cabinet header record length of zero, which causes a function to return without closing a file descriptor.

Affected Platforms

Debian Debian LinuxApple Mac Os X ServerClamav Clamav

Weakness Type

CWE-772

References