Arbitrary Code Injection Affecting clamav package, versions <0.95.1+dfsg-1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
8.07% (95th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN9-CLAMAV-372205
  • published8 Apr 2009
  • disclosed8 Apr 2009

Introduced: 8 Apr 2009

CVE-2009-1270  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-94  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:9 clamav to version 0.95.1+dfsg-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream clamav package and not the clamav package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

libclamav/untar.c in ClamAV before 0.95 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted TAR file that causes (1) clamd and (2) clamscan to hang.

CVSS Scores

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