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CVE-2005-2070: The ClamAV Mail fILTER (clamav-milter) 0.84 through 0.85d, when used in Sendmail using long timeouts, allow...

The ClamAV Mail fILTER (clamav-milter) 0.84 through 0.85d, when used in Sendmail using long timeouts, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by keeping an open connection, which prevents ClamAV from reloading.

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This is an old denial-of-service issue in ClamAV's mail filter. If a legacy mail gateway runs clamav-milter 0.84 through 0.85d with Sendmail configured for long timeouts, a remote party could keep a connection open and stop ClamAV from reloading. Exposure is most plausible on legacy Unix/Linux mail gateways using Sendmail plus clamav-milter versions 0.84 to 0.85d. Modern ClamAV deployments, non-Sendmail MTAs, or systems without long milter timeouts are not identified as affected in the supplied sources. Prioritize if any production mail gateway still runs this legacy ClamAV milter stack. The business impact is availability and delayed antivirus reloads, not confirmed data theft or code execution. Mitigation focus: Inventory mail gateways for Sendmail and clamav-milter usage.; Upgrade affected ClamAV or clamav-milter packages using vendor advisories.; Review and reduce excessive Sendmail milter timeouts where operationally safe..

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