CVE-2008-5050

Impact

Off-by-one error in the get_unicode_name function (libclamav/vba_extract.c) in Clam Anti-Virus (ClamAV) before 0.94.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted VBA project file, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

Affected products

Weakness classification

References

• NVD record
• CVE.org record
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Feb/msg00000.html
• http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-November/065530.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00002.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32663
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32699
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32765
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32872
• http://secunia.com/advisories/33016
• http://secunia.com/advisories/33317
• http://secunia.com/advisories/33937
• http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-21.xml
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4579
• http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=637952&group_id=86638
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3438
• http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1680
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:229
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498169/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32207
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021159
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-672-1
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3085
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0422
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46462
• https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00332.html
• https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00348.html