Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Apr 16, 2007· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2007-1997
CVE-2007-1997
Description
Integer signedness error in the (1) cab_unstore and (2) cab_extract functions in libclamav/cab.c in Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) before 0.90.2 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted CHM file that contains a negative integer, which passes a signed comparison and leads to a stack-based buffer overflow.
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Affected products
8cpe:2.3:a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:0.90:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 5 more
- cpe:2.3:a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:0.90:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:0.90.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:0.90.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:0.90_rc1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:0.90_rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:0.90_rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Range: <0.90.2
Patches
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References
23- secunia.com/advisories/24891nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.phpnvdPatch
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/23473nvdPatch
- labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.phpnvdVendor Advisory
- docs.info.apple.com/article.htmlnvd
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.htmlnvd
- secunia.com/advisories/24920nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/24946nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/24996nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/25022nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/25028nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/25189nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/29420nvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200704-21.xmlnvd
- support.novell.com/techcenter/psdb/50a5cb718f20761dd7e0b6b4e0935c52.htmlnvd
- www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1281nvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_26_clamav.htmlnvd
- www.securitytracker.com/idnvd
- www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0013/nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1378nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0924/referencesnvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33637nvd
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