SourceFire ClamAV 0.92 cli_gentempfd link following

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in SourceFire ClamAV 0.92 (Anti-Malware Software). Affected by this issue is the function cli_gentempfd. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a link following vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-59. The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource. Impacted is integrity. CVE summarizes:

ClamAV 0.92 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) temporary files used by the cli_gentempfd function in libclamav/others.c or on (2) .ascii files used by sigtool, when utf16-decode is enabled.

The weakness was shared 12/31/2007 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2007-6595. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 31102 (Debian DSA-1497-1 : clamav - several vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 165685 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update clamav (SUSE-SA:2008:024)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (39339), Tenable (31102), SecurityFocus (BID 27064†), SecurityTracker (ID 1019148†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-17722†). The entries VDB-40305, VDB-42001, VDB-42000 and VDB-41999 are related to this item. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Link following
CWE: CWE-59
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Nessus ID: 31102
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-1497-1 : clamav - several vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 60430
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1497-1 (clamav)
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Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
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CVE: CVE-2007-6595 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-6595
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-40304

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X-Force: 39339
SecurityFocus: 27064 - ClamAV Multiple Insecure File Handling and Scanner Bypass Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1019148
Vulnerability Center: 17722 - ClamAV Vulnerability Allows Local Users to Overwrite Arbitrary Files via a Symlink Attack, Low

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Created: 03/16/2015 01:43 PM
Updated: 01/12/2025 01:21 AM
Changes: 03/16/2015 01:43 PM (61), 05/10/2019 06:25 PM (10), 07/30/2021 09:54 AM (3), 07/30/2021 09:57 AM (1), 01/12/2025 01:21 AM (15)
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