CVE-2005-1923 json
The ENSURE_BITS macro in mszipd.c for Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) 0.83, and other versions vefore 0.86, allows remote attackers to cause a deni…
published 2005-06-30 21 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2005-1925
- cvss
- 2.6
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.6%
- EPSS 1.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 76%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The ENSURE_BITS macro in mszipd.c for Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) 0.83, and other versions vefore 0.86, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption by infinite loop) via a cabinet (CAB) file with the cffile_FolderOffset field set to 0xff, which causes a zero-length read.
Patch / fix
- clamav Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 0.86.1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2005-1923
Exploit prediction
1.62% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 76% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 2.6 | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
References
-
idefense.com
/application/poi/display?id=275&type=vulnerabilities
third-party-advisory, patch, vendor-advisory
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debian.org
/security/2005/dsa-737
vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2005-1923
- NVD CVE-2005-1923
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