Clam AntiVirus Recursion Level Error Lets Remote and Local Users Deny Service
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1026217 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1026217
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CVE Reference:
GENERIC-MAP-NOMATCH
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Oct 19 2011
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Impact:
Denial of service via local system, Denial of service via network
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Fix Available: Yes Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Version(s): prior to 0.97.3
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Description:
A vulnerability was reported in Clam AntiVirus. A remote or local user can cause denial of service conditions.
A remote or local user can create a specially crafted file that, when processed by ClamAV will trigger a recursion level error and cause the ClamAV process to crash.
The vulnerability resides in 'libclamav/bytecode.c' and 'libclamav/bytecode_api.c'.
Stephane Chazelas reported this vulnerability.
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Impact:
A remote or local user can cause the ClamAV process to crash.
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Solution:
The vendor has issued a fix (0.97.3).
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Vendor URL: www.clamav.net/ (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
State 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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Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2011 01:53:53 +0000
Subject: Clam Anti-virus
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http://www.mailinglistarchive.com/html/clamav-devel@lists.clamav.net/2011-10/msg00002.html
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