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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.800079
Category:Denial of Service
Title:ClamAV < 0.94.2 Remote DoS Vulnerability
Summary:ClamAV is prone to a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability.
Description:Summary:
ClamAV is prone to a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability.

Vulnerability Insight:
The application fails to validate user input passed to
cli_check_jpeg_exploit, jpeg_check_photoshop, and jpeg_check_photoshop_8bim functions in special.c
file.

Vulnerability Impact:
Successful exploitation will cause remote attackers to crash the
daemon via a specially crafted JPEG file.

Affected Software/OS:
ClamAV before versions 0.94.2.

Solution:
Update to version 0.94.2 or later.

CVSS Score:
4.3

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-5314
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Feb/msg00000.html
BugTraq ID: 32555
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32555
Debian Security Information: DSA-1680 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1680
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7330
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-21.xml
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:239
http://lurker.clamav.net/message/20081126.150241.55b1e092.en.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/12/01/8
http://osvdb.org/50363
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021296
http://secunia.com/advisories/32926
http://secunia.com/advisories/32936
http://secunia.com/advisories/33016
http://secunia.com/advisories/33195
http://secunia.com/advisories/33317
http://secunia.com/advisories/33937
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2008:028 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-12/msg00003.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-684-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3311
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0422
XForce ISS Database: clamav-special-dos(46985)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46985
CopyrightCopyright (C) 2008 Greenbone Networks GmbH

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