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Ubuntu 11.04 / 11.10 / 12.04 LTS : clamav regression (USN-1482-3)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 61568

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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 package could fail to properly scan files in some situations. This update fixes the problem.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

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 and / or libclamav6 packages.

See Also

https://usn.ubuntu.com/1482-3/

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 61568

File Name: ubuntu_USN-1482-3.nasl

Version: 1.10

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 8/17/2012

Updated: 10/16/2019

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

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

Vulnerability Information

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

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/16/2012

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/21/2012

Reference Information

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

USN: 1482-3