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Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : clamav (MDKSA-2005:125)

high Nessus Plugin ID 19886

Synopsis

The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

Neel Mehta and Alex Wheeler discovered integer overflow vulnerabilities in Clam AntiVirus when handling the TNEF, CHM, and FSG file formats. By sending a specially crafted file, an attacker could execute arbitrary code with the permissions of the user running Clam AV.

This update provides clamav 0.86.2 which is not vulnerable to these issues.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=344514

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 19886

File Name: mandrake_MDKSA-2005-125.nasl

Version: 1.20

Type: local

Published: 10/5/2005

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:clamav, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:clamav-db, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:clamav-milter, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:clamd, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64clamav1, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64clamav1-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libclamav1, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libclamav1-devel, cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:10.1, x-cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:le2005

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/Mandrake/release, Host/Mandrake/rpm-list

Patch Publication Date: 7/27/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-2450

MDKSA: 2005:125