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CVE-2008-5050

HIGH · CVSS 9.3 EPSS 8.29%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2008-11-13 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.3. It may be remotely exploitable. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2008-5050
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
9.3
EPSS
8.29%

Original NVD Description

Off-by-one error in the get_unicode_name function (libclamav/vba_extract.c) in Clam Anti-Virus (ClamAV) before 0.94.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted VBA project file, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.