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CVE-2008-5050
Off-by-one error in the get_unicode_name function (libclamav/vba_extract.c) in Clam Anti-Virus (ClamAV) before 0.94.1 allows remote…
- 9.3HighCVSS base score
- 8.3%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 5.1% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
Description
Off-by-one error in the get_unicode_name function (libclamav/vba_extract.c) in Clam Anti-Virus (ClamAV) before 0.94.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted VBA project file, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
- 1 day later
· 1 day later
Published
- 16 years later
· 16 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 8.3% · top 5.1% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 9.3.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
25
- ADV-2008-3085 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 4579 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
- 33937 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- DSA-1680 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- 32765 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- clamav-getunicodename-bo(46462) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 32207 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 33016 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3438 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 20081109 ClamAV get_unicode_name() off-by-one buffer overflow (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- APPLE-SA-2009-02-12 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
- 1021159 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 32872 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- GLSA-200812-21 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- 20081108 ClamAV get_unicode_name() off-by-one buffer overflow (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- FEDORA-2008-9651 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=637952&group_id=86638 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- ADV-2009-0422 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- USN-672-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- 32663 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- MDVSA-2008:229 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- 33317 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- SUSE-SR:2008:026 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- 32699 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- FEDORA-2008-9644 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2008-5029 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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