Is CVE-2005-2920 actively exploited?

CVE-2005-2920 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-04-03.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2005-2920?

CVE-2005-2920 has a CVSS score of 7.5 (UNKNOWN severity). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P.

How do I patch CVE-2005-2920?

Patch guidance is available from clam anti-virus security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2005-2920.

CVE-2005-2920 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2005-2920?

17 products: clam anti-virus clamav, clam anti-virus clamav, clam anti-virus clamav, clam anti-virus clamav, clam anti-virus clamav, and 12 more.

Description

Buffer overflow in libclamav/upx.c in Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) before 0.87 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted UPX packed executable.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector: network
Access Cmplx: low
Auth: none
Confidentiality: partial
Integrity: partial
Availability: partial
Weaknesses: NVD-CWE-Other

Metadata

Primary Vendor: CLAM_ANTI-VIRUS
Published: 9/20/2005
Last Modified: 4/3/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

clam_anti-virus : clamavclam_anti-virus : clamavclam_anti-virus : clamavclam_anti-virus : clamavclam_anti-virus : clamavclam_anti-virus : clamavclam_anti-virus : clamavclam_anti-virus : clamavclam_anti-virus : clamavclam_anti-virus : clamavclam_anti-virus : clamavclam_anti-virus : clamavclam_anti-virus : clamavclam_anti-virus : clamavclam_anti-virus : clamavclam_anti-virus : clamavclam_anti-virus : clamav

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD