CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2007-0897

HIGHEPSS 87th pctl
7.5
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

Clam AntiVirus ClamAV before 0.90 does not close open file descriptors under certain conditions, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (file descriptor consumption and failed scans) via CAB archives with a cabinet header record length of zero, which causes a function to return without closing a file descriptor.

How to fix

Remediation Available
clamavDebian
Fixed in:0.90-1CVE-2007-0897
Fixed in:0.90-1CVE-2007-0897
Fixed in:0.90-1CVE-2007-0897
Fixed in:0.90-1CVE-2007-0897
ClamAVWindows application
Affected:0.90Fixed in:0.90Cisco Systems, Inc.

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

3.39%probability of exploitation in 30 days
87thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 87% of all known CVEs.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-23.