CVE-2010-1640 json
Off-by-one error in the parseicon function in libclamav/pe_icons.c in ClamAV 0.96 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (cra…
published 2010-05-26 16 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2010-1661
- cvss
- 4.3
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.9%
- EPSS 2.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 86%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Off-by-one error in the parseicon function in libclamav/pe_icons.c in ClamAV 0.96 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted PE icon that triggers an out-of-bounds read, related to improper rounding during scaling.
Patch / fix
- clamav Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 0.96.1+dfsg-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2010-1640
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2010-1640 updated cvss 4.3
AntiVirus: Off-by-one error (DoS, crash) by parsing a specially-crafted PE icon file
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Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat productsnot affected: vulnerable code not present
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
Exploit prediction
2.89% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-189 Numeric Errors
References
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mandriva.com
/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:110
vendor-advisory
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lists.opensuse.org
/opensuse-security-announce/2010-08/msg00001.html
vendor-advisory
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vupen.com
/english/advisories/2010/1214
vdb-entry, vendor-advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/39895
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
- git.clamav.net /gitweb?p=clamav-devel.git%3Ba=blobdiff%3Bf=libclamav/pe_icons.c%3Bh=3f1bc5be69d0f9d84e576814d1a3cc6f40c4ff2c%
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openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2010/05/21/7
mailing-list
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exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/58825
vdb-entry
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securityfocus.com
/bid/40318
vdb-entry
- wwws.clamav.net /bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=2031
- git.clamav.net /gitweb?p=clamav-devel.git%3Ba=blob_plain%3Bf=ChangeLog%3Bhb=clamav-0.96.1
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2010-1640
- NVD CVE-2010-1640
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