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CVE-2005-3501 Detail

Description

The cabd_find function in cabd.c of the libmspack library (mspack) for Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) before 0.87.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted CAB file that causes cabd_find to be called with a zero length.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://secunia.com/advisories/17184 CVE, MITRE Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/17434 CVE, MITRE Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/17451 CVE, MITRE Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/17501 CVE, MITRE Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/17559 CVE, MITRE Vendor Advisory 
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/150 CVE, MITRE
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015154 CVE, MITRE
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=368319 CVE, MITRE Patch 
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-887 CVE, MITRE
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200511-04.xml CVE, MITRE
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=334&type=vulnerabilities CVE, MITRE Exploit  Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:205 CVE, MITRE
http://www.osvdb.org/20484 CVE, MITRE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15317 CVE, MITRE
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2294 CVE, MITRE Vendor Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-399 Resource Management Errors cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2005-3501
NVD Published Date:
11/05/2005
NVD Last Modified:
04/02/2025
Source:
MITRE