Clam Antivirus up to 0.98.6 UPX Archive resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Clam Antivirus up to 0.98.6 and classified as problematic. This impacts an unknown function of the component UPX Archive Handler. Performing a manipulation results in resource management. This vulnerability was named CVE-2015-2170. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Clam Antivirus up to 0.98.6 (Anti-Malware Software). It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the component UPX Archive Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-399. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

The upx decoder in ClamAV before 0.98.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted file.

The weakness was presented 04/29/2015 by Sebastian Andrzej Siewior as ClamAV 0.98.7 has been released! as confirmed release notes (Blog). It is possible to read the advisory at blog.clamav.net. The public release was coordinated in cooperation with Clam. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2015-2170 since 03/01/2015. 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.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 83255 (Ubuntu 12.04 LTS / 14.04 LTS / 14.10 / 15.04 : clamav vulnerabilities (USN-2594-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Ubuntu Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 350165 (Amazon Linux Security Advisory for clamav: ALAS-2015-537).

Upgrading to version 0.98.7 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at clamav.net. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (102867), Tenable (83255), SecurityFocus (BID 72611†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1032223†). See VDB-74064, VDB-74065, VDB-75184 and VDB-75185 for similar entries. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.6

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Unproven

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Nessus ID: 83255
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS / 14.04 LTS / 14.10 / 15.04 : clamav vulnerabilities (USN-2594-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 800596
OpenVAS Name: ClamAV Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities August15 (Windows)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Antivirus 0.98.7

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02/04/2015 🔍
03/01/2015 +25 days 🔍
04/29/2015 +59 days 🔍
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05/04/2015 +5 days 🔍
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05/06/2015 +2 days 🔍
05/12/2015 +6 days 🔍
04/21/2019 +1440 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: ClamAV 0.98.7 has been released!
Researcher: Sebastian Andrzej Siewior
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-2170 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-2170
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-75183
X-Force: 102867 - ClamAV UPX denial of service
SecurityFocus: 72611 - Henry Spencer Regex Library 'regcomp.c' Heap Overflow Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1032223

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Entryinfo

Created: 05/04/2015 16:20
Updated: 04/21/2019 08:26
Changes: 05/04/2015 16:20 (80), 04/21/2019 08:26 (2)
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