CVE-2005-2070

N/A Unknown
Published: June 29, 2005 Modified: April 16, 2026
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Description

The ClamAV Mail fILTER (clamav-milter) 0.84 through 0.85d, when used in Sendmail using long timeouts, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by keeping an open connection, which prevents ClamAV from reloading.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/lists/bugtraq/2005/Jun/0197.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-737
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_38_clamav.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14047
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://seclists.org/lists/bugtraq/2005/Jun/0197.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-737
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_38_clamav.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14047
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

8 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
1.0%
76th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

sendmail