ClamAV up to 0.87.0 unrarvm.c null pointer dereference

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A vulnerability was found in ClamAV up to 0.87.0 (Anti-Malware Software). It has been classified as problematic. Affected is some unknown functionality of the file unrarvm.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

The RAR VM (unrarvm.c) in Clam Antivirus (ClamAV) before 0.91 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted RAR archive, resulting in a NULL pointer dereference.

The weakness was presented 07/11/2007 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2007-3725 since 07/11/2007. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details and a public exploit are known.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 29403 (SuSE 10 Security Update : clamav (ZYPP Patch Number 3902)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115754 (Apple Security Update 2008-002 Not Installed).

Upgrading to version 0.87.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (35367), Exploit-DB (30291), Tenable (29403), OSVDB (36907†) and Secunia (SA26038†). See VDB-37789, VDB-38491, VDB-41551 and VDB-41550 for similar entries. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Null pointer dereference
CWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 29403
Nessus Name: SuSE 10 Security Update : clamav (ZYPP Patch Number 3902)
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OpenVAS ID: 58472
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1340-1 (clamav)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: ClamAV 0.87.1

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Advisory: securityfocus.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-3725 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-3725
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-37788

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X-Force: 35367
Secunia: 26038 - ClamAV RAR Archive Processing Denial of Service Vulnerability, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 36907 - Clam AntiVirus RAR Archive Processing DoS
Vulnerability Center: 15716 - Clam Antivirus Vulnerability Allows User Assisted Remote Attacker to Cause DoS via Crafted RAR Files, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2007-2509

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 03/15/2015 03:58 PM
Updated: 01/11/2025 06:49 PM
Changes: 03/15/2015 03:58 PM (66), 05/10/2019 06:23 PM (13), 07/21/2021 07:50 AM (3), 01/11/2025 06:49 PM (20)
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