CVE-2013-6497

low
Published 2014-12-01 · Modified 2026-05-06
CVSS v3
CVSS v2
2.1
VIR risk
2.1

Description

clamscan in ClamAV before 0.98.5, when using -a option, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) as demonstrated by the jwplayer.js file.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-6497

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — https://bugzilla.clamav.net/show_bug.cgi?id=11088

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — http://blog.clamav.net/2014/11/clamav-0985-has-been-released.html

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
debian debianbookwormfixed0.98.5+dfsg-1
debian debianbullseyefixed0.98.5+dfsg-1
debian debianforkyfixed0.98.5+dfsg-1
debian debiansidfixed0.98.5+dfsg-1
debian debiantrixiefixed0.98.5+dfsg-1

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
clamavclamav{"endIncluding":"0.98.4"}

References

CWEs

CWE-17

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.