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Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : clamav (MDKSA-2006:184)

high Nessus Plugin ID 24569

Synopsis

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

Description

An integer overflow in previous versions of ClamAV could allow a remote attacker to cause a Denial of Service (scanning service crash) and execute arbitrary code via a Portable Executable (PE) file (CVE-2006-4182).

Another vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to cause a DoS via a crafted compressed HTML (CHM) file that causes ClamAV to read an invalid memory location (CVE-2006-5295).

These issues are corrected in ClamAV 0.88.5 which is provided with this update.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 24569

File Name: mandrake_MDKSA-2006-184.nasl

Version: 1.17

Type: local

Published: 2/18/2007

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.9

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:mandriva:linux:2006, cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2007

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/17/2006

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-4182, CVE-2006-5295

BID: 20537

MDKSA: 2006:184