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The qtm_decompress function in libclamav/mspack.c in...

Moderate severity Unreviewed Published May 2, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Apr 11, 2025

Package

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Affected versions

Unknown

Patched versions

Unknown

Description

The qtm_decompress function in libclamav/mspack.c in ClamAV before 0.96 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted CAB archive that uses the Quantum (aka .Q) compression format. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Apr 8, 2010
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database May 2, 2022
Last updated Apr 11, 2025

Severity

Moderate

EPSS score

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

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(88th percentile)

Weaknesses

Improper Input Validation

The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Learn more on MITRE.

CVE ID

CVE-2010-1311

GHSA ID

GHSA-vhq4-v6r5-87qq

Source code

No known source code

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