Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 5, 2005· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2005-3500
CVE-2005-3500
Description
The tnef_attachment function in tnef.c for Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) before 0.87.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and memory exhaustion) via a crafted value in a CAB file that causes ClamAV to repeatedly scan the same block.
AI Insight
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Affected products
34cpe:2.3:a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 33 more
- cpe:2.3:a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:0.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:0.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:0.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:0.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:0.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:0.51:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:0.52:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:0.53:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:0.54:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:0.60:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:0.65:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:0.67:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:0.68:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:0.68.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:0.70:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:0.71:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:0.72:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:0.73:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:0.74:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:0.75:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:0.75.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:0.80:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:0.81:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:0.82:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:0.83:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:0.84:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:0.85:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:0.85.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:0.86:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:0.86.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:0.86.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:0.87:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <0.87.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
No source-code context for this CVE — mechanics is only generated when we can read the actual fix diff. Without that, the four sections (root cause, attack vector, affected code, fix) would be speculation rather than analysis.
References
15- secunia.com/advisories/17434nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.phpnvdPatch
- www.idefense.com/application/poi/displaynvdPatchVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/17184nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/17451nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/17501nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/17559nvd
- securityreason.com/securityalert/152nvd
- securitytracker.com/idnvd
- www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-887nvd
- www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200511-04.xmlnvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.osvdb.org/20483nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/15316nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2294nvd
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