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openSUSE Security Update : clamav (openSUSE-SU-2014:1560-1)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 79754
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Synopsis
The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.Description
clamav was updated to version 0.98.5 to fix two security issues.These security issues were fixed :
- Segmentation fault when processing certain files (CVE-2013-6497).
- Heap-based buffer overflow when scanning crypted PE files (CVE-2014-9050).
The following non-security issues were fixed :
- Support for the XDP file format and extracting, decoding, and scanning PDF files within XDP files.
- Addition of shared library support for LLVM versions 3.1
- 3.5 for the purpose of just-in-time(JIT) compilation of ClamAV bytecode signatures.
- Enhancements to the clambc command line utility to assist ClamAV bytecode signature authors by providing introspection into compiled bytecode programs.
- Resolution of many of the warning messages from ClamAV compilation.
- Improved detection of malicious PE files.
- ClamAV 0.98.5 now works with OpenSSL in FIPS compliant mode (bnc#904207).
- Fix server socket setup code in clamd (bnc#903489).
- Change updateclamconf to prefer the state of the old config file even for commented-out options (bnc#903719).
Solution
Update the affected clamav packages.See Also
https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=903489
https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=903719
https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=904207
https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=906077
https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=906770
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-12/msg00016.html
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 79754
File Name: openSUSE-2014-736.nasl
Version: 1.5
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: SuSE Local Security Checks
Published: 12/6/2014
Updated: 1/19/2021
Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5
Temporal Score: 4.4
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:clamav, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:13.2, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:12.3, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:clamav-debugsource, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:13.1, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:clamav-debuginfo
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 11/27/2014
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2013-6497, CVE-2014-9050