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CVE-2010-0098: ClamAV before 0.96 does not properly handle the (1) CAB and (2) 7z file formats, which allows remote…

CVE-2010-0098 has a CVSS v2 base score of 10.0 (the maximum on that scale) and affects Clamav. Per its scoring, it can be exploited over the network, without authentication. The scored impact on confidentiality, integrity and availability is the highest available.

Vulnerability description

ClamAV before 0.96 does not properly handle the (1) CAB and (2) 7z file formats, which allows remote attackers to bypass virus detection via a crafted archive that is compatible with standard archive utilities.

Severity breakdown

CVSS v2.0 10.0: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

  • Access vector: Network. Exploitable remotely over the network.
  • Access complexity: Low. No special conditions are required.
  • Authentication: None. No authentication is needed.
  • Confidentiality impact: Complete. Total information disclosure.
  • Integrity impact: Complete. Total loss of integrity.
  • Availability impact: Complete. Total shutdown of the component.

Affected products

  • Clamav: up to and including 0.96; 0.01; 0.02; 0.3; 0.03; 0.05; 0.9 rc1; 0.10; 0.12; 0.13; 0.14; 0.14 pre
  • Clamavs: 0.04; 0.06

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