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ClamAV "cli_check_jpeg_exploit()" Denial of Service Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA32926
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Release Date:
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2008-12-02
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Last Update:
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2008-12-16
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Popularity:
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4,524 views
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Critical:
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Moderately critical
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Impact:
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DoS
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | Clam AntiVirus (clamav) 0.x
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Binary Analysis:
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BA619 :: Available for 1 Credit 
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Secunia CVSS-2 Score:
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Available in Secunia business solutions
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| Advisory Content (Page 1 of 3) | [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] | |
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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in ClamAV, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).
The vulnerability is caused due to an infinite recursion error within the "cli_check_jpeg_exploit()" function in libclamav/special.c. This can be exploited to cause a stack overflow and crash the application via a specially crafted JPEG file.
The vulnerability is reported in versions prior to 0.94.2.
Change Page:
[ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ]
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