SourceFire ClamAV up to 0.98 ibclamav/pe.c memory corruption

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A vulnerability was found in SourceFire ClamAV up to 0.98. It has been rated as critical. The affected element is an unknown function of the file ibclamav/pe.c. This manipulation causes memory corruption. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

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A vulnerability has been found in SourceFire ClamAV up to 0.98 (Anti-Malware Software) and classified as very critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the file ibclamav/pe.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was presented 02/11/2013 by Matthew Olney as Bug 6809 as not defined bug report (Website). The advisory is shared at bugzilla.clamav.net. The public release was coordinated in cooperation with SourceFire. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/10/2019).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. A possible mitigation has been published 1 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at OSVDB (91730†). See VDB-8112, VDB-8111 and VDB-8110 for similar entries. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best 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
• 0.94
• 0.95
• 0.96
• 0.97
• 0.98

License

• free

Website

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

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Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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