Clam AntiVirus Off-by-one Bug in Processing MS-ZIP Compressed CAB Files Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1019150 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1019150
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2007-6336
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Dec 30 2007
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Impact:
Execution of arbitrary code via network, User access via network
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Fix Available: Yes Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Description:
A vulnerability was reported in Clam AntiVirus. A remote user can cause arbitrary code to be executed on the target system.
A remote user can create a specially crafted MS-ZIP compressed CAB file that, when processed by clamav, will trigger an off-by-one error and execute arbitrary code on the target system. The code will run with the privileges of the target process.
Toeroek Edwin reported this vulnerability.
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Impact:
A remote user can create a file that, when processed by the target process, will execute arbitrary code on the target system.
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Solution:
A source code fix is available via SVN.
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Vendor URL: www.clamav.net/ (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
Boundary error
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Underlying OS:
Linux (Any), UNIX (Any)
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Message History:
None.
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Source Message Contents
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