National Cyber-Alert System

Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2006-1989

Overview

Buffer overflow in the get_database function in the HTTP client in Freshclam in ClamAV 0.80 to 0.88.1 might allow remote web servers to execute arbitrary code via long HTTP headers.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):

CVSS Version 2 Metrics:

Solution

This vulnerability is addressed in the following product release: Clam Anti-Virus, ClamAV, 0.88.2}

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US-CERT Vulnerability Note: VU#599220

Name: VU#599220

Hyperlink:http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/599220

External Source: BID

Name: 17754

Type: Patch Information

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17754

External Source: VUPEN

Name: ADV-2006-1586

Type: Advisory; Patch Information

Hyperlink:http://www.frsirt.com/english/advisories/2006/1586

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 19880

Type: Advisory; Patch Information

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/19880

External Source: TRUSTIX

Name: 2006-0024

Hyperlink:http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0024

External Source: OSVDB

Name: 25120

Hyperlink:http://www.osvdb.org/25120

External Source: SUSE

Name: SUSE-SA:2006:025

Hyperlink:http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_05_05.html

External Source: GENTOO

Name: GLSA-200605-03

Hyperlink:http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200605-03.xml

External Source: VUPEN

Name: ADV-2006-2566

Hyperlink:http://www.frsirt.com/english/advisories/2006/2566

External Source: DEBIAN

Name: DSA-1050

Hyperlink:http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1050

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://www.clamav.net/security/0.88.2.html

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:http://www.clamav.net/security/0.88.2.html

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 20159

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/20159

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 20117

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/20117

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 19964

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/19964

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 19963

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/19963

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 19912

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/19912

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 19874

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/19874

External Source: SUSE

Name: SUSE-SR:2006:010

Hyperlink:http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-May/0004.html

External Source: APPLE

Name: APPLE-SA-2006-06-27

Hyperlink:http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/Jun/msg00000.html

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://kolab.org/security/kolab-vendor-notice-09.txt

Hyperlink:http://kolab.org/security/kolab-vendor-notice-09.txt

External Source: MANDRIVA

Name: MDKSA-2006:080

Hyperlink:http://frontal2.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:080

External Source: XF

Name: clamav-freshclam-http-bo(26182)

Hyperlink:http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/26182

External Source: MANDRIVA

Name: MDKSA-2006:080

Hyperlink:http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:080

External Source: SECTRACK

Name: 1016392

Hyperlink:http://securitytracker.com/id?1016392

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 20877

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/20877