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    CVE-2006-0162

    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.

    Published:Jan 10, 2006
    Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
    EPS:Jan 10, 2006
    EPSS Score:0.27999
    CVSS Score:7.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Clam Anti-virus
    Product
    Clamav

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

    Related CVEs

    CVE-2008-5314 (CVSS 4.3) — Stack consumption vulnerability in libclamav/special.c in ClamAV before 0.94.2 allows remote attackers to caus…
    CVE-2008-5050 (CVSS 9.3) — Off-by-one error in the get_unicode_name function (libclamav/vba_extract.c) in Clam Anti-Virus (ClamAV) before…
    CVE-2008-1389 (CVSS 5) — libclamav/chmunpack.c in the chm-parser in ClamAV before 0.94 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of ser…
    CVE-2008-3215 (CVSS 5) — libclamav/petite.c in ClamAV before 0.93.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a malforme…
    CVE-2008-2713 (CVSS 5) — libclamav/petite.c in ClamAV before 0.93.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted …
    CVE-2008-1387 (CVSS 4.3) — ClamAV before 0.93 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a crafted ARJ ar…
    CVE-2008-1836 (CVSS 4.3) — The rfc2231 function in message.c in libclamav in ClamAV before 0.93 allows remote attackers to cause a denial…
    CVE-2008-1837 (CVSS 5) — libclamunrar in ClamAV before 0.93 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via crafted RA…
    CVE-2008-0314 (CVSS 7.5) — Heap-based buffer overflow in spin.c in libclamav in ClamAV 0.92.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrar…
    CVE-2008-1833 (CVSS 7.5) — Heap-based buffer overflow in pe.c in libclamav in ClamAV 0.92.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary …

    References

    http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-January/041325.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/18379
    http://secunia.com/advisories/18453
    http://secunia.com/advisories/18463
    http://secunia.com/advisories/18478
    http://secunia.com/advisories/18548
    http://securityreason.com/securityalert/342
    http://securitytracker.com/id?1015457
    http://www.clamav.net/doc/0.88/ChangeLog
    http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-947
    http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200601-07.xml
    http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/385908
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:016
    http://www.osvdb.org/22318
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16191
    http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0002/
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0116
    http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-001.html
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24047
    http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-January/041325.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/18379
    http://secunia.com/advisories/18453
    http://secunia.com/advisories/18463
    http://secunia.com/advisories/18478
    http://secunia.com/advisories/18548
    http://securityreason.com/securityalert/342
    http://securitytracker.com/id?1015457
    http://www.clamav.net/doc/0.88/ChangeLog
    http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-947
    http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200601-07.xml
    http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/385908
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:016
    http://www.osvdb.org/22318
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16191
    http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0002/
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0116
    http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-001.html
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24047

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High