Clam AntiVirus libclamav/pe.c integer overflow
| clamav-pe-overflow (25660) |  High Risk |
Description:
Clam AntiVirus is vulnerable to an integer overflow in the PE header parser (libclamav/pe.c). If the ArchiveMaxFileSize option is disabled, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands on the affected system.
Platforms Affected:
- Apple, Mac OS X Server 10.4.6
- Clam Anti-Virus, ClamAV prior to 0.88.1
- Debian, Debian Linux 3.1
- Gentoo, Linux
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2006 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2006
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux LE2005 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux LE2005
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 3.0
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 3.0 X86_64
- SuSE, SuSE Linux 10.0
- SuSE, SuSE Linux 9.1
- SuSE, SuSE Linux 9.2
- SuSE, SuSE Linux 9.3
- SuSE, SuSE SLES 9
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Clam AntiVirus (0.88.1 or later), available from SourceForge.net. See References.
For Debian GNU/Linux:
Refer to DSA-1024-1 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For Gentoo Linux:
Refer to Gentoo Linux Security Announcement GLSA 2006-04-06 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For SUSE Linux:
Refer to SUSE Security Announcement SUSE-SA:2006:020 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For other distributions:
Contact your vendor for patch or upgrade information.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- Apple Security Update 2006-003, About Security Update 2006-003 at http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=61798.
- BugTraq Mailing List, Thu Apr 06 2006 - 11:10:48 CDT, [Overflow.pl] Clam AntiVirus Win32-UPX Heap Overflow (not default configuration) at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-04/0176.html.
- SourceForge.net: Files, Clam AntiVirus - File Release Notes and Changelog - Release Name: 0.88.1 at http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=407078.
- BID-17388: Clam AntiVirus ClamAV Multiple Vulnerabilities
- BID-17951: Apple Mac OS X Security Update 2006-003 Multiple Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2006-1614: Integer overflow in the cli_scanpe function in the PE header parser (libclamav/pe.c) in Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) before 0.88.1, when ArchiveMaxFileSize is disabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code.
- DSA-1024: clamav -- several vulnerabilities
- GLSA-200604-06: ClamAV: Multiple vulnerabilities
- MDKSA-2006:067: Updated clamav packages fix vulnerabilities
- OSVDB ID: 24457: Clam AntiVirus PE Header Parser Overflow
- SA19534: ClamAV Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SA20077: Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1015887: Clam AntiVirus Integer Overflow in Processing UPX File PE Headers Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
- SUSE-SA:2006:020: clamav various problems
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-1258: Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) Multiple Buffer Overflow and Format String Vulnerabilities
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-1779: Apple Mac OS X Multiple Remote and Client-Side Code Execution Vulnerabilities
Reported:
Apr 06, 2006
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