Heap-based buffer overflow in the pefromupx function in libclamav/upx.c in Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) 0.81 through 0.88.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted UPX packed file containing sections with large rsize values.
CVE-2006-4018
- No confirmed exploitation signals yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- —
- EG Score
- 0.0(none)
- EPSS
- 97.0%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
August 8, 2006
Last Modified
April 16, 2026
References (42)
- cve@mitrehttp://kolab.org/security/kolab-vendor-notice-10.txt
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/21368
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/21374
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/21433
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/21443
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/21457
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/21497
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/21562
- cve@mitrehttp://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200608-13.xml
- cve@mitrehttp://securitytracker.com/id?1016645
- cve@mitrehttp://www.clamav.net/security/0.88.4.html
- cve@mitrehttp://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1153
- cve@mitrehttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:138
- cve@mitrehttp://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_46_clamav.html
- cve@mitrehttp://www.overflow.pl/adv/clamav_upx_heap.txt
Weakness Classification(1)
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Publicly available exploits
(1 reference)Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- Exploit-DBEDB-28348✓ verifiedFirst seen Aug 7, 2006
Clam Anti-Virus ClamAV 0.88.x - UPX Compressed PE File Heap Buffer Overflow
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