Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : clamav (MDKSA-2005:025)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 16291

Synopsis

The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

Two problems were discovered in versions of clamav prior to 0.81. An attacker could evade virus scanning by sending a base64-encoded imaege file in a URL. Also, by sending a specially crafted ZIP file, an attacker could cause a DoS (Denial of Service) by crashing the clamd daemon.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

http://secunia.com/advisories/13900/

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 16291

File Name: mandrake_MDKSA-2005-025.nasl

Version: 1.19

Type: local

Published: 2/2/2005

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:clamav, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:clamav-db, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:clamav-milter, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64clamav1, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64clamav1-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libclamav1, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libclamav1-devel, cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:10.1

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/Mandrake/release, Host/Mandrake/rpm-list

Patch Publication Date: 1/31/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-0133, CVE-2005-0218

MDKSA: 2005:025