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CVE-2006-0162 in the critical feed json

Heap-based buffer overflow in libclamav/upx.c in Clam Antivirus (ClamAV) before 0.88 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (…

published 2006-01-10 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2006-0170

cvss
7.5
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
10.1%
EPSS 10.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 95%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Heap-based buffer overflow in libclamav/upx.c in Clam Antivirus (ClamAV) before 0.88 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted UPX files.

Patch / fix

  • clamav Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 0.88-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2006-0162

Exploit prediction

10.09% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

Sources

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