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SuSE 10 Security Update : clamav (ZYPP Patch Number 2179)

high Nessus Plugin ID 29395

Synopsis

The remote SuSE 10 host is missing a security-related patch.

Description

Two security problems have been found in the antivirus scan engine 'clamav', which could be used by remote attackers sending prepared E-Mails containing special crafted infected files to potentially execute code.

 - A problem in dealing with PE (Portable Executables aka Windows .EXE) files could result in an integer overflow, causing a heap overflow, which could be used by attackers to potentially execute code. (CVE-2006-4182)

 - A problem in dealing with CHM (compressed helpfile) exists that could cause an invalid memory read, causing the clamav engine to crash. (CVE-2006-5295)

Solution

Apply ZYPP patch number 2179.

See Also

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-4182.html

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-5295.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 29395

File Name: suse_clamav-2179.nasl

Version: 1.12

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 12/13/2007

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.3

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: cpe:/o:suse:suse_linux

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

Patch Publication Date: 10/17/2006

Reference Information

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