ClamAV 0.85/0.85.1/0.86 denial of service

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in ClamAV 0.85/0.85.1/0.86 (Anti-Malware Software). Affected is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

The Quantum archive decompressor in Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) before 0.86.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted Quantum archive.

The weakness was presented 06/29/2005 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at gentoo.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2005-2056 since 06/29/2005. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 18564 (GLSA-200506-23 : Clam AntiVirus: Denial of Service vulnerability), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks.

Upgrading to version 0.86.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (21191) and Tenable (18564). See 25636 for similar entry.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 18564
Nessus Name: GLSA-200506-23 : Clam AntiVirus: Denial of Service vulnerability
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OpenVAS ID: 54185
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 737-1 (clamav)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: ClamAV 0.86.1

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: gentoo.org
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2005-2056 (🔍)
X-Force: 21191
Vulnerability Center: 8492 - DoS in Clam AntiVirus < 0.86.1 via Crafted Quantum Archive, Medium
SecurityFocus: 14058 - Clam Anti-Virus ClamAV Unspecified Quantum Decompressor Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 15811 - ClamAV Quantum Decompressor Denial of Service Vulnerability, Less Critical

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Created: 03/11/2015 11:41
Updated: 07/05/2021 10:57
Changes: 03/11/2015 11:41 (69), 11/22/2016 18:43 (5), 07/05/2021 10:57 (3)
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