# CVE-2008-3215: libclamav/petite.c in ClamAV before 0.93.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a malformed Petite file that triggers an

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2008-07-18 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

libclamav/petite.c in ClamAV before 0.93.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a malformed Petite file that triggers an out-of-bounds memory access. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2008-2713.

## What to do

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## References

- https://wwws.clamav.net/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1000#c4
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31437
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00005.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/15/1
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-260A.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44200
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00006.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2584
- http://svn.clamav.net/websvn/diff.php?repname=clamav-devel&path=/branches/0.93/libclamav/petite.c&rev=3920
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31882
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31091
- http://lurker.clamav.net/message/20080707.155612.ad411b00.en.html
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200808-07.xml
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:166
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-July/msg00617.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-July/msg00606.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/08/5

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