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Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2006-4018

Original release date:08/08/2006
Last revised:09/05/2008
Source: US-CERT/NIST

Overview

Heap-based buffer overflow in the pefromupx function in libclamav/upx.c in Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) 0.81 through 0.88.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted UPX packed file containing sections with large rsize values.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
CVSS v2 Base Score:7.5 (HIGH) (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) (legend)
Impact Subscore: 6.4
Exploitability Subscore: 10.0
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable
Access Complexity: Low
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Provides unauthorized access, Allows partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability violation; Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows disruption of service

Solution

This vulnerability is addressed in the following product release: Clam Anti-Virus, ClamAV, 0.88.4}

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External Source: MISC
Name: http://www.overflow.pl/adv/clamav_upx_heap.txt
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://www.clamav.net/security/0.88.4.html
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: BID
Name: 19381
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2006-3175
External Source: GENTOO
Name: GLSA-200608-13
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 21433
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 21374
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 21368
External Source: MANDRIVA
Name: MDKSA-2006:138
External Source: XF
Name: clamav-pefromupx-bo(28286)
External Source: TRUSTIX
Name: 2006-0046
External Source: BUGTRAQ
Name: 20060809 [Overflow.pl] Clam AntiVirus Win32-UPX Heap Overflow
External Source: SUSE
Name: SUSE-SA:2006:046
External Source: MANDRIVA
Name: MDKSA-2006:138
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2006-3275
External Source: DEBIAN
Name: DSA-1153
External Source: SECTRACK
Name: 1016645
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 21562
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 21497
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 21457
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 21443
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://kolab.org/security/kolab-vendor-notice-10.txt

Vulnerable software and versions

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spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:.
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:0.81
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:0.81_rc1
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:0.82
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:0.83
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:0.84
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:0.84_rc1
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:0.84_rc2
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:0.85
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:0.85.1
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:0.86
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:0.86.1
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:0.86.2
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:0.86_rc1
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:0.87
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:0.87.1
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:0.88
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:0.88.1
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:0.88.3
* Denotes Vulnerable Software

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