Clam Anti-Virus ClamAV ZIP File Parsing Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability

BID:12408

Info

Clam Anti-Virus ClamAV ZIP File Parsing Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 12408
Class: Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions
CVE: CVE-2005-0133
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jan 31 2005 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 12 2009 10:06AM
Credit: The individual or individuals responsible for the discovery of this issue are currently unknown; the vendor disclosed this issue.
Vulnerable: Trustix Secure Linux 2.2
Trustix Secure Linux 2.1
Trustix Secure Linux 1.5
Trustix Secure Enterprise Linux 2.0
SuSE Linux 8.1
SuSE Linux 8.0 i386
SuSE Linux 8.0
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.2
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.1
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.0 x86_64
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.0
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 8.2
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 10.1 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 10.1
MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 3.0 x86_64
MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 3.0
Clam Anti-Virus ClamAV 0.80 rc4
Clam Anti-Virus ClamAV 0.80 rc3
Clam Anti-Virus ClamAV 0.80 rc2
Clam Anti-Virus ClamAV 0.80 rc1
Clam Anti-Virus ClamAV 0.80
Clam Anti-Virus ClamAV 0.70
Clam Anti-Virus ClamAV 0.68 -1
Clam Anti-Virus ClamAV 0.68
Clam Anti-Virus ClamAV 0.67
+ Gentoo Linux 1.4 _rc3
 + Gentoo Linux 1.4 _rc2
 + Gentoo Linux 1.4 _rc1
 + Gentoo Linux 1.4
Clam Anti-Virus ClamAV 0.65
Clam Anti-Virus ClamAV 0.60
Clam Anti-Virus ClamAV 0.54
Clam Anti-Virus ClamAV 0.53
Clam Anti-Virus ClamAV 0.52
Clam Anti-Virus ClamAV 0.51
ALT Linux ALT Linux Junior 2.3
ALT Linux ALT Linux Compact 2.3
Not Vulnerable: Clam Anti-Virus ClamAV 0.81
+ Gentoo Linux

Discussion

Clam Anti-Virus ClamAV ZIP File Parsing Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability

A remote denial of service vulnerability affects ClamAV. This issue is due to a failure of the application to properly handle malicious file content.

An attacker may leverage this issue to crash the Clam Anti-Virus daemon, potentially leaving an affected computer open to infection by malicious code.

Exploit / POC

Clam Anti-Virus ClamAV ZIP File Parsing Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Currently we are not aware of any exploits for this issue. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>.

Solution / Fix

Clam Anti-Virus ClamAV ZIP File Parsing Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has released an upgrade dealing with this issue.

Conectiva has released advisory CLA-2005:928 to address this issue. Please see the attached advisory for further information on obtaining and applying fixes.

Gentoo linux has made advisory GLSA 200501-46 dealing with this issue. Gentoo advises that all ClamAV users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-antivirus/clamav-0.81"

For more information, please see the referenced Gentoo linux advisory.

Mandrake has released advisory MDKSA-2005:025 to address this issue. Please see the referenced advisory for more information.

SuSE Linux has released a security summary report (SUSE-SR:2005:003) that contains fixes to address this and other vulnerabilities. Customers are advised to peruse the referenced advisory for further information regarding obtaining and applying appropriate updates.

Trustix has released advisory TSLSA-2005-0003 to address various issues in multiple products. Please see the referenced advisory for more information.

ALT Linux has released updates dealing with this and other issues. Please see the reference section for more information.


Clam Anti-Virus ClamAV 0.51

Clam Anti-Virus ClamAV 0.52

Clam Anti-Virus ClamAV 0.53

Clam Anti-Virus ClamAV 0.54

Clam Anti-Virus ClamAV 0.60

Clam Anti-Virus ClamAV 0.65

Clam Anti-Virus ClamAV 0.67

Clam Anti-Virus ClamAV 0.68

Clam Anti-Virus ClamAV 0.68 -1

Clam Anti-Virus ClamAV 0.70

Clam Anti-Virus ClamAV 0.80 rc4

Clam Anti-Virus ClamAV 0.80

Clam Anti-Virus ClamAV 0.80 rc3

Clam Anti-Virus ClamAV 0.80 rc1

Clam Anti-Virus ClamAV 0.80 rc2

References

Clam Anti-Virus ClamAV ZIP File Parsing Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability

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