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title: "CVE-2008-5050\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2008-5050

Publication date 13 November 2008

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Low**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## 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.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| clamav | 8.10 intrepid | Fixed 0.94.dfsg.1-1ubuntu0.1 |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Fixed 0.92.1~dfsg2-1.1ubuntu0.3 |
| 7.10 gutsy | Fixed 0.92.1~dfsg2-1.1~gutsy3.1ubuntu1 |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Fixed 0.92.1~dfsg2-1.1~dapper3.2 |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-5050)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5050)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2008-5050)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-5050)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-672-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-672-1)
+ ClamAV vulnerability
+ 17 November 2008

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-5050>