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A vulnerability was found in SourceFire ClamAV up to 0.96.0 (Anti-Malware Software). It has been classified as problematic. Affected is the function cli_pdf. 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 cli_pdf function in libclamav/pdf.c in ClamAV before 0.96.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a malformed PDF file, related to an inconsistency in the calculated stream length and the real stream length.

The weakness was presented 05/26/2010 as Bug 2016 as confirmed bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is available at wwws.clamav.net. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2010-1639 since 04/29/2010. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1499 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 52591 (Fedora 15 : clamav-0.97-1500.fc15 (2011-2732)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 118051 (ClamAV PDF Processing Denial of Service Vulnerability).

Upgrading to version 0.96.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (58824) and Tenable (52591). See 53359 for similar entry.

Productinfo

Type

• Anti-Malware Software

Vendor

• SourceFire

Name

• ClamAV

Version

• 0.1
• 0.2
• 0.3
• 0.4
• 0.5
• 0.6
• 0.7
• 0.8
• 0.9
• 0.10
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• 0.65
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• 0.67
• 0.68
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• 0.70
• 0.71
• 0.72
• 0.73
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• 0.85
• 0.86
• 0.87
• 0.88
• 0.89
• 0.90
• 0.91
• 0.92
• 0.93
• 0.94
• 0.95
• 0.96

License

• free

CPE 2.3info

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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
ATT&CK: T1499

Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 52591
Nessus Name: Fedora 15 : clamav-0.97-1500.fc15 (2011-2732)
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OpenVAS ID: 100652
OpenVAS Name: ClamAV cli_pdf() PDF File Processing Denial Of Service Vulnerability
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: ClamAV 0.96.1

Timelineinfo

04/29/2010 🔍
05/19/2010 +20 days 🔍
05/21/2010 +2 days 🔍
05/21/2010 +0 days 🔍
05/26/2010 +5 days 🔍
05/26/2010 +0 days 🔍
05/30/2010 +4 days 🔍
03/09/2011 +283 days 🔍
03/19/2015 +1471 days 🔍
09/14/2021 +2371 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: Bug 2016
Status: Confirmed
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2010-1639 (🔍)
OVAL: 🔍

X-Force: 58824
SecurityTracker: 1024017 - Clam AntiVirus PDF File Processing Error Lets Remote Users Deny Service
Vulnerability Center: 25889 - ClamAV Prior to 0.96.1 cli_pdf Function Remote DoS Vulnerability via a Malformed PDF File, Medium
SecurityFocus: 40317
Secunia: 39895 - ClamAV Two Denial of Service Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
Vupen: ADV-2010-1214

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 12:22
Updated: 09/14/2021 09:21
Changes: 03/19/2015 12:22 (68), 05/10/2019 18:30 (16), 09/14/2021 09:21 (2)
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