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Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2010-1639

The cli_pdf function in libclamav/pdf.c in ClamAV before 0.96.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a malformed PDF file, related to an inconsistency in the calculated stream length and the real stream length.

Products
clamav
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
0.96.1+dfsg-1
CVEs
CVE-2010-1639
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
31 Oct 2026, 23:12 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2010-1639

core-osv · Original source

Published 26 May 2010, 18:30 UTC

The cli_pdf function in libclamav/pdf.c in ClamAV before 0.96.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a malformed PDF file, related to an inconsistency in the calculated stream length and the real stream length.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2010-1639

clamav

Fixed versions: 0.96.1+dfsg-1

clamav

Fixed versions: 0.96.1+dfsg-1

clamav

Fixed versions: 0.96.1+dfsg-1

Complete source record
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  "id": "a783195acc9069f1487833c12a995e3eb00bbdd370311084c8f67f14d93d2a31",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2010-1639",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "DEBIAN-CVE-2010-1639",
    "summary": "The cli_pdf function in libclamav/pdf.c in ClamAV before 0.96.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a malformed PDF file, related to an inconsistency in the calculated stream length and the real stream length.",
    "evidence": "osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2010-1639",
    "products": [
      {
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          "value": "clamav",
          "evidence": "/affected/0/package/name"
        },
        "prerequisites": [],
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          {
            "value": "0.96.1+dfsg-1",
            "evidence": "/affected/0/ranges"
          }
        ],
        "affected_versions": []
      },
      {
        "name": {
          "value": "clamav",
          "evidence": "/affected/1/package/name"
        },
        "prerequisites": [],
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      },
      {
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        },
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    ],
    "severity": "unknown",
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          ],
          "package": {
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            "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/clamav?arch=source&distro=bookworm",
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          },
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          },
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          },
          "ecosystem_specific": {
            "urgency": "not yet assigned"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-23T17:47:37.657431367Z",
      "provider": "osv",
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        "CVE-2010-1639"
      ],
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        "https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-1639"
      ]
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2010-1639",
        "evidence": "/upstream"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": null
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 418013,
  "published_at": "2010-05-26T18:30:01.797+00:00"
}