CVE-2004-0270 json
libclamav in Clam AntiVirus 0.65 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a uuencoded e-mail message with an invali…
published 2004-09-01 22 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2004-0270
- cvss
- 5.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 10.4%
- EPSS 10.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 95%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB
Summary
libclamav in Clam AntiVirus 0.65 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a uuencoded e-mail message with an invalid line length (e.g., a lowercase character), which causes an assert error in clamd that terminates the calling program.
Patch / fix
- clamav Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 0.80
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2004-0270
- securityfocus.com/bid/9610 advisory
Timeline
- First public exploit (EDB-23667)
- Published
Exploit prediction
10.41% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-23667 ClamAV Daemon 0.65 - UUEncoded Message Denial of Service dos, 2004-02-09
- securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9610 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
References
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/9610
vdb-entry, exploit, patch, vendor-advisory
-
security.gentoo.org
/glsa/glsa-200402-07.xml
vendor-advisory
- freebsd.org /cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=62586
-
marc.info
/?l=bugtraq&m=107634700823822&w=2
mailing-list
-
osvdb.org
/3894
vdb-entry
-
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/15077
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2004-0270
- NVD CVE-2004-0270
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