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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201412-05
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: Clam AntiVirus: Denial of service
Date: December 09, 2014
Bugs: #529728
ID: 201412-05
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Synopsis
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A vulnerability in Clam AntiVirus can lead to a Denial of Service
condition.
Background
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Clam AntiVirus is an open source (GPL) anti-virus toolkit for UNIX,
designed especially for e-mail scanning on mail gateways.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 app-antivirus/clamav < 0.98.5 >= 0.98.5
Description
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A heap-based buffer overflow exists in the cli_scanpe function in
libclamav/pe.c in ClamAV.
Impact
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A remote attacker could possibly cause a Denial of Service condition
via a specially crafted file.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All Clam AntiVirus users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-antivirus/clamav-0.98.5"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2014-9050
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-9050
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201412-05.xml
Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2014 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5