Is CVE-2008-1833 actively exploited?

CVE-2008-1833 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-04-09.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-1833?

CVE-2008-1833 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-2008-1833?

Patch guidance is available from clam anti-virus security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2008-1833.

Which products are affected by CVE-2008-1833?

1 product: clam anti-virus clamav.

CVE-2008-1833 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in pe.c in libclamav in ClamAV 0.92.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted WWPack compressed PE binary.

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: CWE-119 · Memory Buffer Errors

Metadata

Primary Vendor: CLAM_ANTI-VIRUS
Published: 4/16/2008
Last Modified: 4/9/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

CVE-2008-1833

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