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CVE-2013-6497

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Description

clamscan in ClamAV before 0.98.5, when using -a option, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) as demonstrated by the jwplayer.js file.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98804

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1138101

https://bugzilla.clamav.net/show_bug.cgi?id=11088

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2488-2

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2423-1

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71178

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/19/5

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/19/2

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:217

http://secunia.com/advisories/60150

http://secunia.com/advisories/59645

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-12/msg00007.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-12/msg00006.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-12/msg00003.html

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-November/144979.html

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-November/144754.html

http://blog.clamav.net/2014/11/clamav-0985-has-been-released.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2014-12-01

Updated: 2025-04-12

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 2.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Severity: Low

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00337

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