SourceFire ClamAV up to 0.93.x resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in SourceFire ClamAV up to 0.93.x. Impacted is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to resource management. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2008-3912. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in SourceFire ClamAV up to 0.93.x (Anti-Malware Software). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-399. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

libclamav in ClamAV before 0.94 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via vectors related to an out-of-memory condition.

The weakness was disclosed 09/10/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2008-3912. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 34500 (Debian DSA-1660-1 : clamav - NULL pointer dereference, resource exhaustion), 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 115983 (Apple Mac OS X Security Update 2008-007 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2008-10-09)).

Upgrading to version 0.94.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (45056), Tenable (34500), SecurityFocus (BID 31051†), SecurityTracker (ID 1020828†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-19471†). The entries VDB-3693, VDB-3694, VDB-3815 and VDB-40487 are pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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
• 0.11
• 0.12
• 0.13
• 0.14
• 0.15
• 0.16
• 0.17
• 0.18
• 0.19
• 0.20
• 0.21
• 0.22
• 0.23
• 0.24
• 0.25
• 0.26
• 0.27
• 0.28
• 0.29
• 0.30
• 0.31
• 0.32
• 0.33
• 0.34
• 0.35
• 0.36
• 0.37
• 0.38
• 0.39
• 0.40
• 0.41
• 0.42
• 0.43
• 0.44
• 0.45
• 0.46
• 0.47
• 0.48
• 0.49
• 0.50
• 0.51
• 0.52
• 0.53
• 0.54
• 0.55
• 0.56
• 0.57
• 0.58
• 0.59
• 0.60
• 0.61
• 0.62
• 0.63
• 0.64
• 0.65
• 0.66
• 0.67
• 0.68
• 0.69
• 0.70
• 0.71
• 0.72
• 0.73
• 0.74
• 0.75
• 0.76
• 0.77
• 0.78
• 0.79
• 0.80
• 0.81
• 0.82
• 0.83
• 0.84
• 0.85
• 0.86
• 0.87
• 0.88
• 0.89
• 0.90
• 0.91
• 0.92
• 0.93

License

• free

Website

• Vendor: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/services/acquisitions/sourcefire.html

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 34500
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-1660-1 : clamav - NULL pointer dereference, resource exhaustion
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OpenVAS ID: 61782
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1660-1 (clamav)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: ClamAV 0.94.0

Timelineinfo

09/03/2008 🔍
09/04/2008 +0 days 🔍
09/06/2008 +2 days 🔍
09/10/2008 +4 days 🔍
09/10/2008 +0 days 🔍
09/18/2008 +8 days 🔍
10/27/2008 +39 days 🔍
03/17/2015 +2332 days 🔍
11/29/2024 +3545 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-3912 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-3912
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-43972

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X-Force: 45056
SecurityFocus: 31051 - ClamAV Multiple Unspecified Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1020828
Vulnerability Center: 19471 - ClamAV < 0.94 libclamav Remote NULL Pointer Dereference and Application Crash, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 11/29/2024 02:42
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (62), 05/10/2019 18:27 (10), 08/02/2021 08:27 (4), 08/02/2021 08:31 (1), 11/29/2024 02:42 (17)
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