Clam AntiVirus E-mail Address Logging Format String Vulnerability

BID:9031

Info

Clam AntiVirus E-mail Address Logging Format String Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 9031
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Nov 12 2003 12:00AM
Updated: Nov 12 2003 12:00AM
Credit: Discovery is credited to Secure Network Operations.
Vulnerable: Tomasz Kojm Clam AntiVirus 0.60 p
Tomasz Kojm Clam AntiVirus 0.60
Not Vulnerable: Tomasz Kojm Clam AntiVirus 0.65
Tomasz Kojm Clam AntiVirus 0.60 q

Discussion

Clam AntiVirus E-mail Address Logging Format String Vulnerability

Clam AntiVirus is prone to a format string vulnerability when logging e-mail addresses. This may be exploited to overwrite arbitrary locations in memory with attacker-supplied values, resulting in execution of arbitrary code.

This issue only affects the clamav-milter component of versions later than clamav-0.54, which include syslogging functionality.

Exploit / POC

Clam AntiVirus E-mail Address Logging Format String 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 AntiVirus E-mail Address Logging Format String Vulnerability

Solution:
This issue has been addressed as of clamav-0.60q. Users should upgrade to the most recent version.


Tomasz Kojm Clam AntiVirus 0.60 p

Tomasz Kojm Clam AntiVirus 0.60

References

Clam AntiVirus E-mail Address Logging Format String Vulnerability

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