Memory Leak Affecting clamav package, versions <0.94.dfsg-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
3.06% (86th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ECHOLATEST-CLAMAV-18600014
  • published9 Aug 2026
  • disclosed11 Sept 2008

Introduced: 11 Sep 2008

CVE-2008-3913  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-401  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Echo:latest clamav to version 0.94.dfsg-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream clamav package and not the clamav package as distributed by Echo. See How to fix? for Echo:latest relevant fixed versions and status.

Multiple memory leaks in freshclam/manager.c in ClamAV before 0.94 might allow attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via unspecified vectors related to "error handling logic".

CVSS Base Scores

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