CVE-2008-5050

no score yetEPSS 8.3%

Off-by-one error in the get_unicode_name function (libclamav/vba_extract.c) in Clam Anti-Virus (ClamAV) before 0.94.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted VBA project file, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

EPSS: 8.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 94% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-119
Published: 2008-11-13
Modified: 2026-06-16
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

clam_anti-virus:clamav

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Feb/msg00000.html
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-November/065530.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00002.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/32663
http://secunia.com/advisories/32699

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