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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.62980
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu USN-684-1 (clamav)
Summary:NOSUMMARY
Description:Description:

The remote host is missing an update to clamav
announced via advisory USN-684-1.

A security issue affects the following Ubuntu releases:

Ubuntu 8.10

This advisory also applies to the corresponding versions of
Kubuntu, Edubuntu, and Xubuntu.

Details follow:

Ilja van Sprundel discovered that ClamAV did not handle recursive JPEG
information. If a remote attacker sent a specially crafted JPEG file,
ClamAV would crash, leading to a denial of service.

Solution:
The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system to the
following package versions:

Ubuntu 8.10:
libclamav5 0.94.dfsg.2-1ubuntu0.1

In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect the
necessary changes.

http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=USN-684-1

Risk factor : High

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