CVE-2011-2721: clamav Numeric Errors
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2011-2721 is a medium (CVSS 5.0) Numeric Errors vulnerability in clamav. EPSS estimates a 3.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88.7% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 5, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 1 · Related 1Timeline
- 05-08-2011PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Off-by-one error in the cli_hm_scan function in matcher-hash.c in libclamav in ClamAV before 0.97.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via an e-mail message that is not properly handled during certain hash calculations.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
3.38%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
89%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 3.38% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.
Not in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Clamav1 product
- clamav≤ 0.97.1 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.3 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.8:rc3 | 0.9:rc1 | 0.10 | 0.12 | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.14:pre | 0.15 | 0.20 | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.51 | 0.52 | 0.53 | 0.54 | 0.60 | 0.60p | 0.65 | 0.66 | 0.67 | 0.67-1 | 0.68 | 0.68.1 | 0.70 | 0.70:rc | 0.71 | 0.72 | 0.73 | 0.74 | 0.75 | 0.75.1 | 0.80 | 0.80:rc | 0.80:rc1 | 0.80:rc2 | 0.80:rc3 | 0.80:rc4 | 0.80_rc | 0.81 | 0.81:rc1 | 0.82 | 0.83 | 0.84 | 0.84:rc1 | 0.84:rc2 | 0.85 | 0.85.1 | 0.86 | 0.86:rc1 | 0.86.1 | 0.86.2 | 0.87 | 0.87.1 | 0.88 | 0.88.1 | 0.88.2 | 0.88.3 | 0.88.4 | 0.88.5 | 0.88.6 | 0.88.7 | 0.88.7_p0 | 0.88.7_p1 | 0.90 | 0.90:rc1 | 0.90:rc1.1 | 0.90:rc2 | 0.90:rc3 | 0.90.1 | 0.90.1_p0 | 0.90.2 | 0.90.2_p0 | 0.90.3 | 0.90.3_p0 | 0.90.3_p1 | 0.91 | 0.91:rc1 | 0.91:rc2 | 0.91.1 | 0.91.2 | 0.91.2_p0 | 0.92 | 0.92.1 | 0.92_p0 | 0.93 | 0.93.1 | 0.93.2 | 0.93.3 | 0.94 | 0.94.1 | 0.94.2 | 0.95 | 0.95:rc1 | 0.95:rc2 | 0.95:src1 | 0.95:src2 | 0.95.1 | 0.95.2 | 0.95.3 | 0.96 | 0.96:rc1 | 0.96:rc2 | 0.96.1 | 0.96.2 | 0.96.3 | 0.96.4 | 0.96.5 | 0.97 | 0.97:rc
Debian1 product
- clamav< 0.97.2+dfsg-1
2 vendors · 2 products
References
19 links- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-November/068942.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource FEDORA
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- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-November/068940.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource FEDORA
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-November/068941.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource FEDORA