ClamAV Antivirus up to 0.99.1 7z File access control

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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in ClamAV Antivirus up to 0.99.1 (Anti-Malware Software). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component 7z File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

ClamAV (aka Clam AntiVirus) before 0.99.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted 7z file.

The weakness was published 10/03/2016 (Website). The advisory is shared at blog.clamav.net. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-1372 since 01/04/2016. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 93897 (ClamAV < 0.99.2 Multiple libclamav DoS), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Misc. and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 196590 (Ubuntu Security Notification for Clamav Vulnerabilities (USN-3093-1)).

Upgrading to version 0.99.2 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (93897). Similar entries are available at 87696 and 92304.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
ATT&CK: T1068

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 93897
Nessus Name: ClamAV < 0.99.2 Multiple libclamav DoS
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OpenVAS ID: 55898
OpenVAS Name: ClamAV Crafted 7z And Mew Packer Parsing Denial of Service Vulnerabilities (Windows)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Antivirus 0.99.2

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01/04/2016 🔍
05/03/2016 +120 days 🔍
09/29/2016 +149 days 🔍
10/03/2016 +4 days 🔍
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10/04/2016 +1 days 🔍
10/06/2016 +2 days 🔍
09/21/2022 +2176 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: USN-3093-1
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-1372 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 93221 - ClamAV CVE-2016-1372 Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities

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Entryinfo

Created: 10/04/2016 10:27
Updated: 09/21/2022 17:13
Changes: 10/04/2016 10:27 (65), 04/30/2019 13:04 (13), 09/21/2022 17:13 (4)
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