SourceFire ClamAV up to 0.96.4 pdf.c memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in SourceFire ClamAV up to 0.96.4. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file pdf.c. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2010-4479. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in SourceFire ClamAV up to 0.96.4 (Anti-Malware Software). Affected is an unknown function of the file pdf.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Unspecified vulnerability in pdf.c in libclamav in ClamAV before 0.96.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF document, aka "bb #2380," a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-4260.

The weakness was published 12/07/2010 as Bug 2380 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is available at wwws.clamav.net. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2010-4479. The exploitability is told to be easy. 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.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 51125 (ClamAV < 0.96.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Misc.. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 119064 (Apple Mac OS X v10.6.7 and Security Update 2011-001 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2011-03-21-1)).

Upgrading to version 0.96.5 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (51125), SecurityFocus (BID 45152†), SecurityTracker (ID 1024818†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-28606†). Similar entries are available at VDB-55647, VDB-55646, VDB-56921 and VDB-56920. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 51125
Nessus Name: ClamAV < 0.96.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 862740
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for clamav FEDORA-2010-18564
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: ClamAV 0.96.5

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08/02/2024 +3424 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: Bug 2380
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2010-4479 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-4479
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-55650

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SecurityFocus: 45152 - ClamAV Prior to 0.96.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 42426
SecurityTracker: 1024818
Vulnerability Center: 28606 - ClamAV Prior to 0.96.5 Remote DoS or Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 14:37
Updated: 08/02/2024 05:06
Changes: 03/19/2015 14:37 (63), 05/10/2019 18:32 (9), 10/06/2021 09:46 (4), 10/06/2021 09:49 (1), 08/02/2024 05:06 (16)
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