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GLSA 200712-20 ClamAV: Multiple vulnerabilities
Posted by Bob on: 12/29/2007 05:35 PM [ Print | 0 comment(s) ]
A new security update has been released for Gentoo Linux - ClamAV: Multiple vulnerabilities. Here the announcement:
Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200712-20
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: High
Title: ClamAV: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: December 29, 2007
Bugs: #202762
ID: 200712-20
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Synopsis
========
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in ClamAV allowing remote
execution of arbitrary code and Denial of Service attacks.
Background
==========
Clam AntiVirus is a free anti-virus toolkit for UNIX, designed
especially for e-mail scanning on mail gateways.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 app-antivirus/clamav lt; 0.91.2-r1 gt;= 0.91.2-r1
Description
===========
iDefense reported an integer overflow vulnerability in the cli_scanpe()
function when parsing Portable Executable (PE) files packed in the MEW
format, that could be exploited to cause a heap-based buffer overflow
(CVE-2007-6335). Toeroek Edwin reported an off-by-one error when
decompressing MS-ZIP compressed CAB files (CVE-2007-6336). An
unspecified vulnerability related to the bzip2 decompression algorithm
has also been discovered (CVE-2007-6337).
Impact
======
A remote attacker could entice a user or automated system to scan a
specially crafted file, possibly leading to the execution of arbitrary
code with the privileges of the user running ClamAV (either a system
user or the "clamav" user if clamd is compromised).
Workaround
==========
There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
==========
All ClamAV users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot -v "gt;=app-antivirus/clamav-0.91.2-r1"
References
==========
[ 1 ] CVE-2007-6335
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-6335
[ 2 ] CVE-2007-6336
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-6336
[ 3 ] CVE-2007-6337
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-6337
Availability
============
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200712-20.xml
Concerns?
=========
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
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
=======
Copyright 2007 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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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: High
Title: ClamAV: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: December 29, 2007
Bugs: #202762
ID: 200712-20
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Synopsis
========
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in ClamAV allowing remote
execution of arbitrary code and Denial of Service attacks.
Background
==========
Clam AntiVirus is a free anti-virus toolkit for UNIX, designed
especially for e-mail scanning on mail gateways.
Affected packages
=================
-------------------------------------------------------------------
Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
-------------------------------------------------------------------
1 app-antivirus/clamav lt; 0.91.2-r1 gt;= 0.91.2-r1
Description
===========
iDefense reported an integer overflow vulnerability in the cli_scanpe()
function when parsing Portable Executable (PE) files packed in the MEW
format, that could be exploited to cause a heap-based buffer overflow
(CVE-2007-6335). Toeroek Edwin reported an off-by-one error when
decompressing MS-ZIP compressed CAB files (CVE-2007-6336). An
unspecified vulnerability related to the bzip2 decompression algorithm
has also been discovered (CVE-2007-6337).
Impact
======
A remote attacker could entice a user or automated system to scan a
specially crafted file, possibly leading to the execution of arbitrary
code with the privileges of the user running ClamAV (either a system
user or the "clamav" user if clamd is compromised).
Workaround
==========
There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
==========
All ClamAV users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot -v "gt;=app-antivirus/clamav-0.91.2-r1"
References
==========
[ 1 ] CVE-2007-6335
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-6335
[ 2 ] CVE-2007-6336
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-6336
[ 3 ] CVE-2007-6337
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-6337
Availability
============
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200712-20.xml
Concerns?
=========
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
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
=======
Copyright 2007 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
