24459 : Clam AntiVirus cli_bitset_set() Function Memory Access DoS
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2006-04-05

Description

Clam Anti-Virus contains a flaw that may allow a remote denial of service. The issue is triggered when the cli_bitset_set() function in libclamav/others.c attempts an invalid memory access, and will result in loss of availability for the service.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Denial of Service
Impact: Loss of Availability
Solution: Upgrade
Exploit: Exploit Unknown
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified, Vendor Verified
OSVDB: Security Software

Solution

Upgrade to version 0.88.1 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

Tomasz Kojm

Clam AntiVirus

0.88

References

Bugtraq ID: 17388
Secunia Advisory ID: 19534 19536 19564 19567 19570 19608 23719
CVE ID: 2006-1630 (see also: NVD)
Related OSVDB ID: 24457 24458
ISS X-Force ID: 25660 25661 25662
Vendor Specific Advisory URL: http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-Apr/0002.html
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200604-06.xml
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0020/
Vendor Specific News/Changelog Entry: http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=407078
Other Advisory URL: http://up2date.astaro.com/2006/05/low_up2date_6202.html
http://www.us.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1024
http://wwwnew.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:067

Tools & Filters

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Credit

David Luyer - david_luyerpacific.net.au -

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 5.0
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2006-04-07 | Disagree?

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