CVE-2005-2920

N/A Unknown
Published: September 20, 2005 Modified: April 16, 2026
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Description

Buffer overflow in libclamav/upx.c in Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) before 0.87 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted UPX packed executable.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/16848
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/16989
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=356974
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-824
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200509-13.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/363713
Source: cve@mitre.org
US Government Resource
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_55_clamav.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.osvdb.org/19506
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14866
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1774
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22307
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/16848
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/16989
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=356974
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-824
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200509-13.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/363713
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_55_clamav.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.osvdb.org/19506
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14866
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1774
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22307
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

22 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
14.2%
94th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

clam_anti-virus