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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-200703-03.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200703-03.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..6a0931c2c306 --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200703-03.xml @@ -0,0 +1,70 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> + +<glsa id="200703-03"> + <title>ClamAV: Denial of Service</title> + <synopsis> + ClamAV contains two vulnerabilities allowing a Denial of Service. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">clamav</product> + <announced>March 02, 2007</announced> + <revised>March 02, 2007: 01</revised> + <bug>167201</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="app-antivirus/clamav" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">0.90</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">0.90</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + ClamAV is a GPL virus scanner. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + An anonymous researcher discovered a file descriptor leak error in the + processing of CAB archives and a lack of validation of the "id" + parameter string used to create local files when parsing MIME headers. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + A remote attacker can send several crafted CAB archives with a + zero-length record header that will fill the available file descriptors + until no other is available, which will prevent ClamAV from scanning + most archives. An attacker can also send an email with specially + crafted MIME headers to overwrite local files with the permissions of + the user running ClamAV, such as the virus database file, which could + prevent ClamAV from detecting any virus. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + The first vulnerability can be prevented by refusing any file of type + CAB, but there is no known workaround for the second issue. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All ClamAV users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-antivirus/clamav-0.90"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-0897">CVE-2007-0897</uri> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-0898">CVE-2007-0898</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Mon, 26 Feb 2007 22:43:01 +0000"> + falco + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Tue, 27 Feb 2007 13:49:10 +0000"> + falco + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Fri, 02 Mar 2007 00:24:54 +0000"> + falco + </metadata> +</glsa> |