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
LLM-synthesized narrative grounded in this CVE's description and references.
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:0.68.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:0.68:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- 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:0.75.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:0.75:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- 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:0.85.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:0.85:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- 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:0.86:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:0.87:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <0.87.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
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
News mentions
0No linked articles in our index yet.