CVE-2005-2070

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    CVE-2005-2070

    Published: 29 Jun 2005Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: The ClamAV Mail fILTER (clamav-milter) 0.84 through 0.85d, when used in Sendmail using long timeouts, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by keeping an open connection, which prevents ClamAV from reloading.

    References: http://seclists.org/lists/bugtraq/2005/Jun/0197.html, http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-737, http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_38_clamav.html, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14047

    Affected packages

    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