CVE-2008-1837 json
libclamunrar in ClamAV before 0.93 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via crafted RAR files that trigger "memory…
published 2008-04-16 18 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-1837
- cvss
- 5.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 4.8%
- EPSS 4.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 91%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
libclamunrar in ClamAV before 0.93 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via crafted RAR files that trigger "memory problems," as demonstrated by the PROTOS GENOME test suite for Archive Formats.
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2008-1837 updated
clamav: DoS via crafted RAR archive
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Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat productsnot affected: vulnerable code not present
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
Exploit prediction
4.76% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-399 Resource Management Errors
References
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mandriva.com
/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:088
vendor-advisory
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security.gentoo.org
/glsa/glsa-200805-19.xml
vendor-advisory
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lists.apple.com
/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00005.html
vendor-advisory
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lists.opensuse.org
/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00009.html
vendor-advisory
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exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/41870
vdb-entry
- up2date.astaro.com /2008/08/up2date_asg_v7300_ga_released.html
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secunia.com
/advisories/29891
third-party-advisory
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us-cert.gov
/cas/techalerts/TA08-260A.html
third-party-advisory, us-government-resource
- wwws.clamav.net /bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=898
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securityfocus.com
/bid/28784
vdb-entry
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vupen.com
/english/advisories/2008/2584
vdb-entry
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secunia.com
/advisories/31882
third-party-advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/30328
third-party-advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/31576
third-party-advisory
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vupen.com
/english/advisories/2008/1227/references
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2008-1837
- NVD CVE-2008-1837
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