Description
libclamav/petite.c in ClamAV before 0.93.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a malformed Petite file that triggers an out-of-bounds memory access. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2008-2713.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | clamav | 0.93.1.dfsg-1.1 | — |
| Debian 13 | clamav | 0.93.1.dfsg-1.1 | — |
| Debian 12 | clamav | 0.93.1.dfsg-1.1 | — |
| Debian 4.0 | clamav | 0.90.1dfsg-3.1etch14 | DSA-1616-2 |
Advisories 1
- DSA-1616-2 clamav - denial of service Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- https://wwws.clamav.net/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1000#c4
- 31437 third-party-advisory
- APPLE-SA-2008-09-15 vendor-advisory
- [oss-security] 20080715 Re: CVE id request: Clamav mailing-list
- TA08-260A third-party-advisory
- clamav-petitec-dos(44200) vdb-entry
- SUSE-SR:2008:015 vendor-advisory
- ADV-2008-2584 vdb-entry
- http://svn.clamav.net/websvn/diff.php?repname=clamav-devel&path=/branches/0.93/libclamav/petite.c&rev=3920
- 31882 third-party-advisory
- 31091 third-party-advisory
- http://lurker.clamav.net/message/20080707.155612.ad411b00.en.html
- GLSA-200808-07 vendor-advisory
- MDVSA-2008:166 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2008-6422 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2008-6338 vendor-advisory
- [oss-security] 20080708 Re: CVE id request: Clamav mailing-list