Clam AntiVirus Bugs Let Remote Users Deny Service and Execute Arbitrary Code
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1024818 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1024818
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2010-4260, CVE-2010-4261, CVE-2010-4479
(Links to External Site)
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Updated: Dec 8 2010
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Original Entry Date: Dec 3 2010
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Impact:
Denial of service via network, Execution of arbitrary code via network, User access via network
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Fix Available: Yes Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Version(s): prior to 0.96.5
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Description:
A vulnerability was reported in Clam AntiVirus. A remote user can cause arbitrary code to be executed on the target system. A remote user can cause denial of service conditions.
A remote user can create a specially crafted file that, when loaded by the target application, will trigger an off-by-one memory error in 'libclamav/pe_icons.c' and potentially execute arbitrary code on the target system.
A remote user can create a specially crafted PDF file that, when loaded by the target application, will trigger an error in 'libclamav/pdf.c' and crash.
Arkadiusz Miskiewicz reported one of the PDF vulnerabilities.
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Impact:
A remote user can create a file that, when loaded by the target user, will execute arbitrary code on the target system or cause the target application to crash.
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Solution:
The vendor has issued a fix (0.96.5).
The vendor's advisory is available at:
http://git.clamav.net/gitweb?p=clamav-devel.git;f=ChangeLog;hb=clamav-0.96.5
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Vendor URL: www.clamav.net/ (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
Access control error
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Underlying OS: Linux (Any), UNIX (Any)
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Message History:
None.
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