# CVE-2011-1003: Double free vulnerability in the vba\_read\_project\_strings function in vba\_extract.c in libclamav in ClamAV before 0.97 might allow remote at

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2011-02-23 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Double free vulnerability in the vba_read_project_strings function in vba_extract.c in libclamav in ClamAV before 0.97 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) data in a Microsoft Office document. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

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## References

- http://securitytracker.com/id?1025100
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46470
- http://git.clamav.net/gitweb?p=clamav-devel.git%3Ba=blob%3Bf=ChangeLog%3Bhb=clamav-0.97
- http://osvdb.org/70937
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/21/1
- http://git.clamav.net/gitweb?p=clamav-devel.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d21fb8d975f8c9688894a8cef4d50d977022e09f
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65544
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0458
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43752
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0453
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-04/msg00000.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/en/support/security/advisories/?name=MDVA-2011:007
- https://wwws.clamav.net/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=2486
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0523
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/055777.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1076-1
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/21/4
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/055771.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43392
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43498

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