SourceFire ClamAV up to 0.95.0 input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in SourceFire ClamAV up to 0.95.0. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in input validation. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2009-1371. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in SourceFire ClamAV up to 0.95.0 (Anti-Malware Software). This affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

The CLI_ISCONTAINED macro in libclamav/others.h in ClamAV before 0.95.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed file with UPack encoding.

The weakness was released 04/09/2009 by Martin (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at vupen.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2009-1371 since 04/23/2009. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 37389 (Ubuntu 8.10 : clamav vulnerability (USN-756-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Ubuntu Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 116609 (Apple Mac OS X Security Update 2009-005 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2009-09-10-2)).

Upgrading to version 0.95.1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (49789), Tenable (37389), SecurityFocus (BID 34446†), OSVDB (53602†) and Secunia (SA34612†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-47872, VDB-47520, VDB-50018 and VDB-50017. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 37389
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 8.10 : clamav vulnerability (USN-756-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 64873
OpenVAS Name: Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200909-04 (clamav)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: ClamAV 0.95.1

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: vupen.com
Researcher: Martin
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-1371 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-1371
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-47871
X-Force: 49789
SecurityFocus: 34446 - ClamAV Prior to 0.95.1 Multiple Remote Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 34612 - ClamAV UPack Denial of Service and "cli_url_canon()" Buffer Overflow, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 53602 - ClamAV Malformed UPack Packed File Handling DoS
SecurityTracker: 1022028 - Clam AntiVirus UPack File and URL Processing Bugs Let Remote Users Deny Service
Vulnerability Center: 21835 - ClamAV < 0.95.1 CLI_ISCONTAINED Macro Remote DoS Vulnerability, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2009-0985

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 23:38
Updated: 08/09/2021 17:11
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (71), 05/10/2019 18:34 (17), 08/09/2021 17:11 (3)
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