Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 5, 2005· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2005-3501
CVE-2005-3501
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.
AI Insight
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Affected products
59cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 57 more
- cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=0.87
- cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.05:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.14:pre:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.51:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.52:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.53:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.54:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.60:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.60p:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.65:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.66:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.67:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.67-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.68:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.68.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.70:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.70:rc:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.71:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.72:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.73:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.74:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.75:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.75.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.80:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.80:rc:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.80_rc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.80:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.80:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.80:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.80:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.81:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.81:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.82:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.83:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.84:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.84:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.84:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.85:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.85.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.86:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.86.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.86.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.86:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.8:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- 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/displaynvdExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/17184nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/17451nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/17501nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/17559nvdVendor Advisory
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2294nvdVendor Advisory
- securityreason.com/securityalert/150nvd
- 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/20484nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/15317nvd
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