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Ubuntu 11.04 / 11.10 / 12.04 LTS : clamav regression (USN-1482-2)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 59605

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Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

USN-1482-1 fixed vulnerabilities in ClamAV. The updated packages could fail to install in certain situations. This update fixes the problem.

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It was discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled certain malformed TAR archives. A remote attacker could create a specially crafted TAR file containing malware that could escape being detected.
(CVE-2012-1457, CVE-2012-1459)

It was discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled certain malformed CHM files. A remote attacker could create a specially crafted CHM file containing malware that could escape being detected. (CVE-2012-1458).

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Solution

Update the affected clamav, clamav-daemon and / or libclamav6 packages.

See Also

https://usn.ubuntu.com/1482-2/

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 59605

File Name: ubuntu_USN-1482-2.nasl

Version: 1.13

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/20/2012

Updated: 10/16/2019

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libclamav6, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:clamav, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:clamav-daemon, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.04, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.10

Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/19/2012

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/21/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-1457, CVE-2012-1458, CVE-2012-1459

BID: 52611, 52623, 52610

USN: 1482-2