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Clam AntiVirus RFC2397 Bypass Weakness
Secunia Advisory: SA13900
Release Date: 2005-01-19
Last Update: 2005-02-07
Popularity: 11,412 views

Critical:
Not critical
Impact: Security Bypass
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

Software:Clam AntiVirus (clamav) 0.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2005-0218


Description:
The vendor has acknowledged a weakness in Clam AntiVirus, which allows malware to bypass detection.

For more information:
SA13792

This has been reported to affect Clam AntiVirus. Other versions may also be affected.

Solution:
Update to version 0.81.

Provided and/or discovered by:
Reported by vendor.

Changelog:
2005-02-01: Updated "Solution" section.
2005-02-07: Added CVE reference.

Other References:
SA13792:
http://secunia.com/advisories/13792/


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