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ClamAV < 0.95.2 Multiple Scan Evasion Vulnerabilities
medium Nessus Plugin ID 39437
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Synopsis
The remote antivirus service is vulnerable to a file scan evasion attack.Description
According to its version, the clamd antivirus daemon on the remote host is earlier than 0.95.2. Such versions are reportedly affected by multiple scan evasion vulnerabilities :- An attacker could bypass antivirus detection by embedding malicious code in a specially crafted 'CAB', 'RAR', or 'ZIP' archive.
- Due to an issue in 'libclamav/mbox.c', an attacker can bypass antivirus detection by sending a UTF-16 encoded email.
- Due to an issue in 'libclamav/readdb.c', certain signatures that should be rejected are able to bypass detection.
Solution
Upgrade to ClamAV 0.95.2 or later.See Also
http://blog.zoller.lu/2009/05/advisory-clamav-generic-bypass.html
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2009/Jun/170
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 39437
File Name: clamav_0_95_2.nasl
Version: 1.20
Type: remote
Family: Misc.
Published: 6/17/2009
Updated: 11/15/2018
Configuration: Enable paranoid mode
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:clamav:clamav
Required KB Items: Settings/ParanoidReport, Antivirus/ClamAV/version
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available