CVE-2009-1270
HIGH severity · CVSS 7.8 · CWE-835
7.8CVSS HIGH
Summary
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.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexityLow
Privileges required—
User interaction—
Confidentiality impactNone
Integrity impactNone
Availability impact—
Exploit probability (EPSS)5%
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix promptly. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Additional information
- NVD record
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00004.htmlAdvisory
- http://osvdb.org/53461
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34716Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36701Advisory
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3865Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1771Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:097Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/04/07/6Advisory