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GLSA-200509-13 : Clam AntiVirus: Multiple vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 19812

Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200509-13 (Clam AntiVirus: Multiple vulnerabilities)

 Clam AntiVirus is vulnerable to a buffer overflow in 'libclamav/upx.c' when processing malformed UPX-packed executables. It can also be sent into an infinite loop in 'libclamav/fsg.c' when processing specially crafted FSG-packed executables.
 Impact :

 By sending a specially crafted file an attacker could execute arbitrary code with the permissions of the user running Clam AntiVirus, or cause a Denial of Service.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All Clam AntiVirus users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=app-antivirus/clamav-0.87'

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?a3505ec8

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200509-13

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 19812

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200509-13.nasl

Version: 1.17

Type: local

Published: 10/5/2005

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:clamav, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Patch Publication Date: 9/19/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-2919, CVE-2005-2920

GLSA: 200509-13