ClamAV < 0.95.2 File Scan Evasion (deprecated)

medium Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 5073

Synopsis

The remote host is running an anti-virus application that is affected by a file scan evasion vulnerability.

Description

According to its version, the clamd anti-virus daemon on the remote host is earlier than 0.95.2. Such versions are reportedly affected by a file scan evasion vulnerability. An attacker could exploit this flaw by embedding malicious code in a specially crafted 'CAB', 'RAR', or 'ZIP' archive in order to bypass the anti-virus software.

Solution

Upgrade to ClamAV 0.95.2 or later.

See Also

http://blog.zoller.lu/2009/05/advisory-clamav-generic-bypass.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 5073

Family: Web Clients

Published: 8/18/2004

Updated: 3/6/2019

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 4.4

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 5.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:X/RL:O/RC:C

Reference Information

BID: 35398, 35410, 35426