The filecopy function in misc.c in Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) before 0.85, on Mac OS, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a virus in a filename that contains shell metacharacters, which are not properly handled when HFS permissions prevent the file from being deleted and ditto is invoked.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2005-1795 is rated High Exploit Risk (77.3/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.64%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +1.48% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.
| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-06-15 | 2.17% | 3.64% | +1.48% |
| 2 | 2025-03-30 | 4.26% | 2.17% | -2.09% |
| 3 | 2025-03-29 | — | 4.26% | — |
Full EPSS history (9 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| clam_anti-virus | clamav | <= 0.84 | cpe:2.3:a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1014070 | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.sentinelchicken.com/advisories/clamav | Exploit Vendor Advisory |