20482 : Clam AntiVirus libclamav/fsg.c FSG File Processing Overflow
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Last Modified

10 months ago

Percent Complete

90%

Disclosure

Nov 04, 2005

Discovery

Oct 24, 2005

Dates

Exploit

Oct 26, 2005

Solution

Unknown

Description

A remote overflow exists in Clam AntiVirus. The 'unfsg_133()' function in 'libclamav/fsg.c' fails to perform proper bounds checking resulting in a heap-based buffer overflow. With a specially crafted file compressed with FSG v1.33, a remote attacker can cause arbitrary code execution resulting in a loss of integrity.

Classification

Location: Remote/Network Access Required
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Exploit: Exploit Unavailable
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified

Technical

ZDI has released a working exploit to their paying customers.

Solution

Upgrade to version 0.87.1 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

Tomasz Kojm
Watch-list
Clam AntiVirus
Watch-list
0.87
0.86.x
0.85.x
0.84.x
0.83
0.82
0.81.x
0.80

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