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ClamAV < 0.97.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities
medium Nessus Plugin ID 59726
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Synopsis
The remote antivirus service is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.Description
According to its version, the ClamAV clamd antivirus daemon on the remote host is earlier than 0.97.5 and is, therefore, potentially affected by the following vulnerabilities :- Errors exist related to the 'TAR' file parser that can allow malware detection to be bypassed when handling such files containing a length field having certain values. (CVE-2012-1457, CVE-2012-1459)
- An error exists related to the 'CHM' file parser that can allow malware detection to be bypassed when handling such files containing a crafted reset interval in the 'LZXC' header. (CVE-2012-1458)
Solution
Upgrade to ClamAV 0.97.5 or later.See Also
https://blog.clamav.net/2012/06/clamav-0975-has-been-released.html
https://github.com/vrtadmin/clamav-devel/blob/master/ChangeLog
https://bugzilla.clamav.net/show_bug.cgi?id=4625
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 59726
File Name: clamav_0_97_5.nasl
Version: 1.15
Type: remote
Family: Misc.
Published: 6/27/2012
Updated: 11/15/2018
Configuration: Enable paranoid mode
Supported Sensors: 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: cpe:/a:clamav:clamav
Required KB Items: Settings/ParanoidReport, Antivirus/ClamAV/version
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 6/15/2012
Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/19/2012