Clam Anti-Virus ClamAV Unspecified Quantum Decompressor Denial Of Service Vulnerability

BID:14058

Info

Clam Anti-Virus ClamAV Unspecified Quantum Decompressor Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 14058
Class: Unknown
CVE: CVE-2005-2056
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jun 24 2005 12:00AM
Updated: Mar 08 2007 04:15AM
Credit: The vendor announced this vulnerability.
Vulnerable: Trustix Secure Linux 2.2
Trustix Secure Linux 2.1
Trustix Secure Enterprise Linux 2.0
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 9.3 x86_64
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 9.3
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 9.2 x86_64
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 9.2
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 9.1 x86_64
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 9.1
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.3 x86_64
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.3
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.2 x86_64
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.2
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.1 x86_64
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.1
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 10.2 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 10.2
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 10.1 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 10.1
MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 3.0 x86_64
MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 3.0
Debian Linux 3.1 sparc
Debian Linux 3.1 s/390
Debian Linux 3.1 ppc
Debian Linux 3.1 mipsel
Debian Linux 3.1 mips
Debian Linux 3.1 m68k
Debian Linux 3.1 ia-64
Debian Linux 3.1 ia-32
Debian Linux 3.1 hppa
Debian Linux 3.1 arm
Debian Linux 3.1 amd64
Debian Linux 3.1 alpha
Debian Linux 3.1
Clam Anti-Virus ClamAV 0.85.1
Clam Anti-Virus ClamAV 0.85
Clam Anti-Virus ClamAV 0.84 rc2
Clam Anti-Virus ClamAV 0.84 rc1
Clam Anti-Virus ClamAV 0.84
+ Debian Linux 3.1 sparc
+ Debian Linux 3.1 s/390
+ Debian Linux 3.1 ppc
+ Debian Linux 3.1 mipsel
+ Debian Linux 3.1 mips
+ Debian Linux 3.1 m68k
+ Debian Linux 3.1 ia-64
+ Debian Linux 3.1 ia-32
+ Debian Linux 3.1 hppa
+ Debian Linux 3.1 arm
+ Debian Linux 3.1 alpha
+ Debian Linux 3.1
Clam Anti-Virus ClamAV 0.83
Clam Anti-Virus ClamAV 0.82
Clam Anti-Virus ClamAV 0.81
+ Gentoo Linux
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
Not Vulnerable: Clam Anti-Virus ClamAV 0.86 .1

Discussion

Clam Anti-Virus ClamAV Unspecified Quantum Decompressor Denial Of Service Vulnerability

ClamAV is prone to a denial-of-service vulnerability. The issue resides in the Quantum decompressor; the exact cause is not known.

Presumably, a remote attacker may exploit this condition using a malicious file to crash a target ClamAV server.

Exploit / POC

Clam Anti-Virus ClamAV Unspecified Quantum Decompressor Denial Of Service Vulnerability

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

Solution / Fix

Clam Anti-Virus ClamAV Unspecified Quantum Decompressor Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has released an update. Please see the references for details on obtaining and applying the appropriate updates.


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

Clam Anti-Virus ClamAV 0.81

Clam Anti-Virus ClamAV 0.82

Clam Anti-Virus ClamAV 0.83

Clam Anti-Virus ClamAV 0.84

Clam Anti-Virus ClamAV 0.84 rc1

Clam Anti-Virus ClamAV 0.84 rc2

Clam Anti-Virus ClamAV 0.85

Clam Anti-Virus ClamAV 0.85.1

References

Clam Anti-Virus ClamAV Unspecified Quantum Decompressor Denial Of Service Vulnerability

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