CVE-2009-1241
HIGH · CVSS 7.5EPSS 3.9%EU EUVD
Unspecified vulnerability in ClamAV before 0.95 allows remote attackers to bypass detection of malware via a modified RAR archive.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 7.5 (v2.0)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P- EPSS score
- 3.9% (90th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2009-1240)
- Published
- April 3, 2009
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2009-1240 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- clamav / clamav
References
- http://blog.zoller.lu/2009/04/clamav-094-and-below-evasion-and-bypass.html(Third Party Advisory)
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00004.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00010.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36701(Third Party Advisory)
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3865(Third Party Advisory)
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:097(Third Party Advisory)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/04/07/6(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502366/100/0/threaded(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34344(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0934(Permissions Required)
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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