ClamAV up to 0.87 petite.c denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in ClamAV. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file petite.c. This manipulation causes denial of service. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2005-3587. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in ClamAV (Anti-Malware Software). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the file petite.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Improper boundary checks in petite.c in Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) before 0.87.1 allows attackers to perform unknown attacks via unknown vectors.

The weakness was disclosed 11/16/2005 (Website). The advisory is shared at sourceforge.net. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2005-3587. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 20154 (GLSA-200511-04 : ClamAV: Multiple vulnerabilities), 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 0.87.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (24047), Tenable (20154) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-17304†). The entries VDB-26592 and VDB-28271 are pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

• Anti-Malware Software

Name

• ClamAV

Version

• 0.15
• 0.20
• 0.21
• 0.22
• 0.23
• 0.24
• 0.51
• 0.52
• 0.53
• 0.54
• 0.60
• 0.65
• 0.67
• 0.68
• 0.68.1
• 0.70
• 0.71
• 0.72
• 0.73
• 0.74
• 0.75
• 0.75.1
• 0.80
• 0.81
• 0.82
• 0.83
• 0.84
• 0.85
• 0.85.1
• 0.86
• 0.86.1
• 0.86.2
• 0.87

License

• free

CPE 2.3info

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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.4

VulDB Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Temp Score: 9.4
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 20154
Nessus Name: GLSA-200511-04 : ClamAV: Multiple vulnerabilities
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Nessus Risk: 🔍
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: ClamAV 0.87.1

Timelineinfo

11/16/2005 🔍
11/16/2005 +0 days 🔍
11/16/2005 +0 days 🔍
11/16/2005 +0 days 🔍
01/10/2008 +785 days 🔍
03/11/2015 +2617 days 🔍
07/06/2021 +2309 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: sourceforge.net
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2005-3587 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-3587
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-26917
X-Force: 24047
Vulnerability Center: 17304 - Clam AntiVirus < 0.87.1 Unspecified Vulnerability due to Improper Boundary Checks in petite.c, Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 07/06/2021 14:52
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (53), 01/11/2017 17:25 (6), 07/06/2021 14:49 (4), 07/06/2021 14:52 (1)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216:8E4:103

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