# CVE-2004-0270: libclamav in Clam AntiVirus 0.65 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a uuencoded e-mail message with an invalid

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2004-09-01 · Updated: 2024-08-08

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

libclamav in Clam AntiVirus 0.65 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a uuencoded e-mail message with an invalid line length (e.g., a lowercase character), which causes an assert error in clamd that terminates the calling program.

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## References

- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200402-07.xml
- http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=62586
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9610
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107634700823822&w=2
- http://www.osvdb.org/3894
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15077
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/23667

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