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GLSA-200808-07 : ClamAV: Multiple Denials of Service
medium Nessus Plugin ID 33853
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-200808-07 (ClamAV: Multiple Denials of Service)Damian Put has discovered an out-of-bounds memory access while processing Petite files (CVE-2008-2713, CVE-2008-3215). Also, please note that the 0.93 ClamAV branch fixes the first of the two attack vectors of CVE-2007-6595 concerning an insecure creation of temporary files vulnerability. The sigtool attack vector seems still unfixed.
Impact :
A remote attacker could entice a user or automated system to scan a specially crafted Petite file, possibly resulting in a Denial of Service (daemon crash). Also, the insecure creation of temporary files vulnerability can be triggered by a local user to perform a symlink attack.
Workaround :
There is no known workaround at this time.
Solution
All ClamAV users should upgrade to the latest version:# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=app-antivirus/clamav-0.93.3'
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Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 33853
File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200808-07.nasl
Version: 1.16
Type: local
Family: Gentoo Local Security Checks
Published: 8/10/2008
Updated: 1/6/2021
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.4
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:gentoo:linux:clamav, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list
Patch Publication Date: 8/8/2008