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CVE-2008-5050

Published: Nov 13, 2008Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-119
9.3CRITICAL
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
8.3%
Top 5.8%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Off-by-one error in the get_unicode_name function (libclamav/vba_extract.c) in Clam Anti-Virus (ClamAV) before 0.94.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted VBA project file, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:MAu:NC:CI:CA:C
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:MAccess Complexity
Medium
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:CConfidentiality
Complete
I:CIntegrity
Complete
A:CAvailability
Complete
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Weaknesses

CWE-119

Affected Products

n/an/a
clamavclam anti-virus
On-premSecurity Product
Security Products / vuln-mgmt-scanner
clam anti-virusoss-projectSecurity Productsaka clamav, clamxav

Exploitability

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3085
vupen.com
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4579
securityreason.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/33937
secunia.com
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Timeline

Published
Nov 13, 2008
Last Updated
Apr 23, 2026

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