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Debian DSA-1549-1 : clamav - buffer overflows
critical Nessus Plugin ID 32004
Synopsis
The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.Description
Several remote vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Clam anti-virus toolkit. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems :- CVE-2008-0314 Damian Put discovered that a buffer overflow in the handler for PeSpin binaries may lead to the execution of arbitrary code.
- CVE-2008-1100 Alin Rad Pop discovered that a buffer overflow in the handler for Upack PE binaries may lead to the execution of arbitrary code.
- CVE-2008-1833 Damian Put and Thomas Pollet discovered that a buffer overflow in the handler for WWPack-compressed PE binaries may lead to the execution of arbitrary code.
Solution
Upgrade the clamav packages.For the stable distribution (etch) these problems have been fixed in version 0.90.1dfsg-3etch11.
See Also
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-0314
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-1100
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 32004
File Name: debian_DSA-1549.nasl
Version: 1.18
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Debian Local Security Checks
Published: 4/22/2008
Updated: 1/4/2021
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 10
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:clamav, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:4.0
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l
Patch Publication Date: 4/17/2008
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2008-0314, CVE-2008-1100, CVE-2008-1833
CWE: 119
DSA: 1549