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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200509-13 |
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Severity: High |
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Title: Clam AntiVirus: Multiple vulnerabilities |
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Date: September 19, 2005 |
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Bugs: #106279 |
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ID: 200509-13 |
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Synopsis |
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Clam AntiVirus is subject to vulnerabilities ranging from Denial of |
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Service to execution of arbitrary code when handling compressed |
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executables. |
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Background |
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Clam AntiVirus is a GPL anti-virus toolkit, designed for integration |
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with mail servers to perform attachment scanning. Clam AntiVirus also |
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provides a command line scanner and a tool for fetching updates of the |
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virus database. |
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Affected packages |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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1 app-antivirus/clamav < 0.87 >= 0.87 |
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Description |
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Clam AntiVirus is vulnerable to a buffer overflow in "libclamav/upx.c" |
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when processing malformed UPX-packed executables. It can also be sent |
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into an infinite loop in "libclamav/fsg.c" when processing |
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specially-crafted FSG-packed executables. |
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Impact |
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By sending a specially-crafted file an attacker could execute arbitrary |
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code with the permissions of the user running Clam AntiVirus, or cause |
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a Denial of Service. |
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Workaround |
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There is no known workaround at this time. |
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Resolution |
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All Clam AntiVirus users should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-antivirus/clamav-0.87" |
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References |
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[ 1 ] CAN-2005-2919 |
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http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-2919 |
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[ 2 ] CAN-2005-2920 |
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http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-2920 |
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[ 3 ] Clam AntiVirus: Release Notes |
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http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=356974 |
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Availability |
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at |
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the Gentoo Security Website: |
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http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200509-13.xml |
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Concerns? |
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the |
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confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost |
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importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to |
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security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at |
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http://bugs.gentoo.org. |
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License |
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Copyright 2005 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text |
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belongs to its owner(s). |
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The contents of this document are licensed under the |
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Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. |
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0 |
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