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GLSA-200909-04 : Clam AntiVirus: Multiple vulnerabilities
critical Nessus Plugin ID 40912
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-200909-04 (Clam AntiVirus: Multiple vulnerabilities)Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in ClamAV:
The vendor reported a Divide-by-zero error in the PE ('Portable Executable'; Windows .exe) file handling of ClamAV (CVE-2008-6680).
Jeffrey Thomas Peckham found a flaw in libclamav/untar.c, possibly resulting in an infinite loop when processing TAR archives in clamd and clamscan (CVE-2009-1270).
Martin Olsen reported a vulnerability in the CLI_ISCONTAINED macro in libclamav/others.h, when processing UPack archives (CVE-2009-1371).
Nigel disclosed a stack-based buffer overflow in the 'cli_url_canon()' function in libclamav/phishcheck.c when processing URLs (CVE-2009-1372).
Impact :
A remote attacker could entice a user or automated system to process a specially crafted UPack archive or a file containing a specially crafted URL, possibly resulting in the remote execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application, or a Denial of Service. Furthermore, a remote attacker could cause a Denial of Service by supplying a specially crafted TAR archive or PE executable to a Clam AntiVirus instance.
Workaround :
There is no known workaround at this time.
Solution
All Clam AntiVirus users should upgrade to the latest version:# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=app-antivirus/clamav-0.95.2'
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Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 40912
File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200909-04.nasl
Version: 1.15
Type: local
Family: Gentoo Local Security Checks
Published: 9/10/2009
Updated: 1/6/2021
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 10
Temporal Score: 7.4
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 9/9/2009
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2008-6680, CVE-2009-1270, CVE-2009-1371, CVE-2009-1372