VDB-82803 · SA16180 · OSVDB 18259

Clam Antivirus FSG File memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Clam Antivirus. It has been rated as critical. The affected element is an unknown function of the component FSG File Handler. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Clam Antivirus (Anti-Malware Software) (version unknown). This affects an unknown function of the component FSG File Handler. 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.

The weakness was presented 07/24/2005 by Neel Mehta and Alex Wheeler (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at rem0te.com. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at OSVDB (18259†) and Secunia (SA16180†). See VDB-25935 and VDB-82802 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

07/24/2005 🔍
07/25/2005 +1 days 🔍
04/25/2016 +3926 days 🔍
10/24/2018 +912 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: rem0te.com
Researcher: Neel Mehta, Alex Wheeler
Status: Not defined

GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-82803
Secunia: 16180
OSVDB: 18259 - Clam AntiVirus FSG File Processing Overflow

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/25/2016 16:38
Updated: 10/24/2018 10:10
Changes: 04/25/2016 16:38 (40), 10/24/2018 10:10 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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