USN-756-1: ClamAV vulnerability
Publication date
13 April 2009
Overview
ClamAV vulnerability
Releases
Packages
- clamav -
Details
It was discovered that ClamAV did not properly verify buffers when
processing Upack files. A remote attacker could send a crafted file and
cause a denial of service via application crash.
It was discovered that ClamAV did not properly verify buffers when
processing Upack files. A remote attacker could send a crafted file and
cause a denial of service via application crash.
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.2-1ubuntu0.3 | ||
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