# CVE-2005-3303: The FSG unpacker (fsg.c) in Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) 0.80 through 0.87 allows remote attackers to cause "memory corruption" and execute arbit

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2005-11-05 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The FSG unpacker (fsg.c) in Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) 0.80 through 0.87 allows remote attackers to cause "memory corruption" and execute arbitrary code via a crafted FSG 1.33 file.

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## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/17451
- http://www.osvdb.org/20482
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200511-04.xml
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17501
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17184
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-05-002.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:205
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17559
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/146
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15318
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17448
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=368319
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2294
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2005-11/0041.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-887
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17434
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015154

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