Security
Security
A vulnerability has been discovered in ClamAV, allowing for a Denial of Service.
| Package | app-antivirus/clamav on all architectures |
|---|---|
| Affected versions | < 0.91 |
| Unaffected versions | >= 0.91 |
ClamAV is a GPL virus scanner.
Metaeye Security Group reported a NULL pointer dereference in ClamAV when processing RAR archives.
A remote attacker could send a specially crafted RAR archive to the clamd daemon, resulting in a crash and a Denial of Service.
There is no known workaround at this time.
All ClamAV users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-antivirus/clamav-0.91"
Release date
August 09, 2007
Latest revision
August 09, 2007: 01
Severity
normal
Exploitable
remote
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