CVE-2006-5295

ClamAV < 0.88.5 - Denial of Service via Crafted CHM File

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2006-5295. PoCs published by Damian Put.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit targets a denial-of-service (DoS) vulnerability in ClamAV (CVE-2006-5295) by crafting a malicious CHM file with an overly long chunk name. The PoC generates a binary payload that triggers the vulnerability when scanned by ClamAV.

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in ClamAV before 0.88.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (scanning service crash) via a crafted Compressed HTML Help (CHM) file that causes ClamAV to "read an invalid memory location."

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Damian Put · perldosmultiple
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2586

This exploit targets a denial-of-service (DoS) vulnerability in ClamAV (CVE-2006-5295) by crafting a malicious CHM file with an overly long chunk name. The PoC generates a binary payload that triggers the vulnerability when scanned by ClamAV.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: ClamAV (versions prior to 0.88.5)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: ClamAV installed and running on the target system
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (19)

Core 19
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29608
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4034
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/22488
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/22370
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_60_clamav.html
Patch, Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_idefense
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=423
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20537
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:184
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/22626
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4136
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/22421
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4264
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://kolab.org/security/kolab-vendor-notice-13.txt
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200610-10.xml
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017068
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1196
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/22551
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/22537
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/22498

Scores

EPSS 0.1047
EPSS Percentile 95.2%

Details

Status published
Products (48)
clam_anti-virus/clamav .
clam_anti-virus/clamav 0.15
clam_anti-virus/clamav 0.20
clam_anti-virus/clamav 0.21
clam_anti-virus/clamav 0.22
clam_anti-virus/clamav 0.23
clam_anti-virus/clamav 0.24
clam_anti-virus/clamav 0.51
clam_anti-virus/clamav 0.52
clam_anti-virus/clamav 0.53
... and 38 more
Published Oct 16, 2006
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026