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Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2007-4560

Original release date:08/28/2007
Last revised:09/05/2008
Source: US-CERT/NIST

Overview

clamav-milter in ClamAV before 0.91.2, when run in black hole mode, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters that are used in a certain popen call, involving the "recipient field of sendmail."

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
CVSS v2 Base Score:7.6 (HIGH) (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) (legend)
Impact Subscore: 10.0
Exploitability Subscore: 4.9
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable
Access Complexity: High
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Provides administrator access, Allows complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability violation; Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows disruption of service

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External Source: BID
Name: 25439
Type: Patch Information
External Source: MISC
Name: http://www.nruns.com/security_advisory_clamav_remote_code_exection.php
Type: Patch Information
External Source: FEDORA
Name: FEDORA-2007-2050
External Source: TRUSTIX
Name: 2007-0026
External Source: SECTRACK
Name: 1018610
External Source: BUGTRAQ
Name: 20070824 n.runs-SA-2007.025 - ClamAV Remote Code Execution Advisory
External Source: SUSE
Name: SUSE-SR:2007:018
External Source: MANDRIVA
Name: MDKSA-2007:172
External Source: DEBIAN
Name: DSA-1366
External Source: SREASON
Name: 3063
External Source: GENTOO
Name: GLSA-200709-14
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 26916
Type: Advisory
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 26822
Type: Advisory
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 26751
Type: Advisory
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 26683
Type: Advisory
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 26674
Type: Advisory
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 26654
Type: Advisory
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2008-0924
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 29420
External Source: APPLE
Name: APPLE-SA-2008-03-18
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562

Vulnerable software and versions

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Technical Details

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  • OS Command Injections (CWE-78)