GLSA-200809-18 : ClamAV: Multiple Denials of Service

NASLDB: GLSA-200809-18 : ClamAV: Multiple Denials of Service

General

ID: 34299
Name: GLSA-200809-18 : ClamAV: Multiple Denials of Service

Summary: Checks for updated package(s) in /var/db/pkg

Credits: –

Classification

Risk: –

CVSS: –
CVSS Base Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Temporal Vector: –

Port: 0
Family: Gentoo Local Security Checks
Type: Local

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200809-18
(ClamAV: Multiple Denials of Service)

Hanno boeck reported an error in libclamav/chmunpack.c when processing
CHM files (CVE-2008-1389). Other unspecified vulnerabilities were also
reported, including a NULL pointer dereference in libclamav
(CVE-2008-3912), memory leaks in freshclam/manager.c (CVE-2008-3913),
and file descriptor leaks in libclamav/others.c and libclamav/sis.c
(CVE-2008-3914).

Impact :

A remote attacker could entice a user or automated system to scan a
specially crafted CHM, possibly resulting in a Denial of Service
(daemon crash). The other attack vectors mentioned above could also
result in a Denial of Service.

Workaround :

There is no known workaround at this time.

Exploiting

Exploit Available: –
Exploitability Ease: –

Sources

CVE: CVE-2008-1389
OSVDB: –
Bugtraq: –
scipID: –

Timeline

Vulnerability Disclosure: –
Patch Release: 2008/09/25
Plugin Release: 2008/09/26

Plugin

Version: 1.11
Filename: gentoo_GLSA-200809-18.nasl
Filesize: 3642 bytes
MD5 Hash: 41befb57c010b4d06d592b5147bbc667

Identification: Host/local_checks_enabled
Require Keys: Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/Gentoo/release", "Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list
Dependencies: "ssh_get_info.nasl"

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