1. Gentoo Linux Security Advisory
| Advisory Reference | GLSA 200612-18 / clamav |
| Release Date | December 18, 2006 |
| Latest Revision | December 18, 2006: 01 |
| Impact | normal |
| Exploitable | remote |
| Package | Vulnerable versions | Unaffected versions | Architecture(s) |
| app-antivirus/clamav | < 0.88.7 | >= 0.88.7 | All supported architectures |
Related bugreports: #157698
ClamAV is vulnerable to Denial of Service.
ClamAV is a GPL virus scanner.
Hendrik Weimer discovered that ClamAV fails to properly handle deeply nested MIME multipart/mixed content.
By sending a specially crafted email with deeply nested MIME multipart/mixed content an attacker could cause ClamAV to crash.
There is no known workaround at this time.
All ClamAV users should upgrade to the latest version:
Code Listing 3.1: Resolution |
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-antivirus/clamav-0.88.7" |