CVE-2006-5295
mediumpriority · track · 34EPSS 0.114 · 96 %ileexploit · functionalEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Unspecified vulnerability in ClamAV before 0.88.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (scanning service crash) via a crafted Compressed HTML Help (CHM) file that causes ClamAV to "read an invalid memory location."
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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exploits (1)
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- EDB-2586Clam AntiVirus 0.88.4 - CHM Chunk Name Length Denial of Service (PoC)functional · exploit_db
affected products (49)
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also known as (2)
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sources
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references (38)
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- http://kolab.org/security/kolab-vendor-notice-13.txtenisa_euvd
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=423enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22370enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22421enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22488enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22498enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22537enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22551enisa_euvd
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