GLSA-200501-46 : ClamAV: Multiple issues

medium Nessus Plugin ID 16437

Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200501-46 (ClamAV: Multiple issues)

ClamAV fails to properly scan ZIP files with special headers (CAN-2005-0133) and base64 encoded images in URLs.
Impact :

By sending a base64 encoded image file in a URL an attacker could evade virus scanning. By sending a specially crafted ZIP file an attacker could cause a Denial of Service by crashing the clamd daemon.
Workaround :

There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All ClamAV users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=app-antivirus/clamav-0.81'

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 16437

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200501-46.nasl

Version: 1.18

Type: local

Family: Gentoo Local Security Checks

Published: 2/14/2005

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:clamav, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Patch Publication Date: 1/31/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-0133, CVE-2005-0218

GLSA: 200501-46

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