USN-754-1: ClamAV vulnerabilities
Publication date
7 April 2009
Overview
ClamAV vulnerabilities
Releases
Packages
- clamav -
Details
It was discovered that ClamAV did not properly verify its input when
processing TAR archives. A remote attacker could send a specially crafted
TAR file and cause a denial of service via infinite loop. (CVE-2009-1270)
It was discovered that ClamAV did not properly validate Portable Executable
(PE) files. A remote attacker could send a crafted PE file and cause a
denial of service (divide by zero). (CVE-2008-6680)
It was discovered that ClamAV did not properly verify its input when
processing TAR archives. A remote attacker could send a specially crafted
TAR file and cause a denial of service via infinite loop. (CVE-2009-1270)
It was discovered that ClamAV did not properly validate Portable Executable
(PE) files. A remote attacker could send a crafted PE file and cause a
denial of service (divide by zero). (CVE-2008-6680)
Update instructions
In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.10 intrepid | libclamav5 – 0.94.dfsg.2-1ubuntu0.2 | ||
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