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ClamAV "cli_check_jpeg_exploit()" Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia Advisory: SA32926
Release Date: 2008-12-02
Last Update: 2008-12-16
Popularity: 4,326 views

Critical:
Moderately critical
Impact: DoS
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

Software:Clam AntiVirus (clamav) 0.x

Binary Analysis: BA619 :: Available for 1 Credit

Secunia CVSS-2 Score: Available in Secunia business solutions

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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.

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