Is CVE-2005-3239 actively exploited?

CVE-2005-3239 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-04-03.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2005-3239?

CVE-2005-3239 has a CVSS score of 7.8 (UNKNOWN severity). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C.

How do I patch CVE-2005-3239?

Patch guidance is available from clam anti-virus security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2005-3239.

Which products are affected by CVE-2005-3239?

1 product: clam anti-virus clamav.

CVE-2005-3239 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Description

The OLE2 unpacker in clamd in Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) 0.87-1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a DOC file with an invalid property tree, which triggers an infinite recursion in the ole2_walk_property_tree function.

CVSS Metrics

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

Metadata

Primary Vendor: CLAM_ANTI-VIRUS
Published: 10/14/2005
Last Modified: 4/3/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

CVE-2005-3239

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