[ GLSA 200612-18 ] ClamAV: Denial of Service
From: Sune Kloppenborg Jeppesen <jaervosz@gentoo.org.>
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Subject: [ GLSA 200612-18 ] ClamAV: Denial of Service
Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2006 20:42:19 +0100
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200612-18
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: ClamAV: Denial of Service
Date: December 18, 2006
Bugs: #157698
ID: 200612-18
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Synopsis
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ClamAV is vulnerable to Denial of Service.
Background
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ClamAV is a GPL virus scanner.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 app-antivirus/clamav < 0.88.7 >= 0.88.7
Description
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Hendrik Weimer discovered that ClamAV fails to properly handle deeply
nested MIME multipart/mixed content.
Impact
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By sending a specially crafted email with deeply nested MIME
multipart/mixed content an attacker could cause ClamAV to crash.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All ClamAV users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-antivirus/clamav-0.88.7"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2006-6481
http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-6481
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200612-18.xml
Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
[email protected] or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2006 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
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