[gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201405-08 ] ClamAV: Multiple vulnerabilities

[gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201405-08 ] ClamAV: Multiple vulnerabilities

[Sergey Popov]

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 201405-08
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                                            http://security.gentoo.org/
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 Severity: High
    Title: ClamAV: Multiple vulnerabilities
     Date: May 16, 2014
     Bugs: #462278, #467710
       ID: 201405-08

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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in ClamAV, the worst of which
could lead to arbitrary code execution.

Background
==========

Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) is an anti-virus toolkit for UNIX, designed
especially for e-mail scanning on mail gateways.

Affected packages
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     Package              /     Vulnerable     /            Unaffected
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  1  app-antivirus/clamav          < 0.98                     >= 0.98

Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in ClamAV. Please review
the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact
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A remote attacker could send a specially crafted file, leading to
arbitrary code execution or a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
==========

All ClamAV users should upgrade to the latest version:

  # emerge --sync
  # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-antivirus/clamav-0.98"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2013-2020
      http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-2020
[ 2 ] CVE-2013-2021
      http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-2021
[ 3 ] CVE-2013-7087
      http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-7087
[ 4 ] CVE-2013-7088
      http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-7088
[ 5 ] CVE-2013-7089
      http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-7089

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

 http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201405-08.xml

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2014 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5


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