Clam Antivirus up to 0.98.6 UPX Archive resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Clam Antivirus up to 0.98.6. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component UPX Archive Handler. Performing a manipulation results in resource management. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2015-2170. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Clam Antivirus up to 0.98.6 (Anti-Malware Software). This affects some unknown functionality 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 shared 04/29/2015 by Sebastian Andrzej Siewior as ClamAV 0.98.7 has been released! as confirmed release notes (Blog). The advisory is shared at blog.clamav.net. The vendor cooperated in the coordination of the public release. 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. Neither technical details nor an exploit are 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. 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. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 19891.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (83255), SecurityFocus (BID 72611†), SecurityTracker (ID 1032223†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-50161†). The entries VDB-74064, VDB-74065, VDB-75183 and VDB-75184 are related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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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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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: 14611
OpenVAS Name: Amazon Linux Local Check: ALAS-2015-537
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Antivirus 0.98.7
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02/04/2015 +399 days 🔍
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 🔍
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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-100-75189
SecurityFocus: 72611 - Henry Spencer Regex Library 'regcomp.c' Heap Overflow Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1032223 - Clam AntiVirus Multiple File Processing Flaws Let Remote Users Deny Service
Vulnerability Center: 50161 - ClamAV before 0.98.7 Remote DoS via a Crafted File, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 05/04/2015 16:20
Updated: 05/10/2022 09:13
Changes: 05/04/2015 16:20 (70), 09/08/2017 09:20 (16), 05/10/2022 09:13 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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