Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) ARJ denial of service

clamav-arj-unspecified-dos (41822) The risk level is classified as LowLow Risk

Description:

Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an unspecified error when handling certain .ARJ files. By persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted .ARJ archive, a remote attacker could cause the utilization of all memory resources.

Platforms Affected:

  • Apple, Mac OS X Server 10.4.11
  • Apple, Mac OS X Server 10.5
  • Apple, Mac OS X Server 10.5.1
  • Apple, Mac OS X Server 10.5.2
  • Apple, Mac OS X Server 10.5.3
  • Apple, Mac OS X Server 10.5.4
  • Astaro, Astaro Security Gateway 7.0
  • Clam Anti-Virus, ClamAV 0.92.1
  • Gentoo, Linux
  • Kolab, Kolab Server 2.0.4 and prior
  • Kolab, Kolab Server 2.1.0 and prior
  • Kolab, Kolab Server 2.2-rc2
  • MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2007.1 X86_64
  • MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2007.1
  • MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2008.0
  • MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2008.0 X86_64
  • MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2008.1 X86_64
  • MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2008.1
  • MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 3.0 X86_64
  • MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 3.0
  • MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 4.0 X86_64
  • MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 4.0
  • Novell, Linux POS 9
  • Novell, Open Enterprise Server
  • Novell, Open Enterprise Server
  • Novell, OpenSUSE 10.2
  • Novell, OpenSUSE 10.3
  • Novell, SLE SDK 10 SP1
  • Novell, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP1
  • Novell, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10
  • SuSE, SLE SDK 10
  • SuSE, SuSE SLES 9

Remedy:

Upgrade to the latest version of Clam AntiVirus (0.93 or later), available from the Clam AntiVirus Web site. See References.

For Kolab Server:
Apply the appropriate patch for your system, as listed in Kolab Security Issue 20 20080416. See References.

For other distributions:
Apply the appropriate update for your system. See References.

Consequences:

Denial of Service

References:

Reported:

Apr 14, 2008

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