SB2011022301 - Resource management error in ClamAV

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.

1) Resource management error (CVE-ID: cve-2011-1003)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.

Double free vulnerability in the vba_read_project_strings function in vba_extract.c in libclamav in ClamAV before 0.97 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) data in a Microsoft Office document. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• http://git.clamav.net/gitweb?p=clamav-devel.git;a=blob;f=ChangeLog;hb=clamav-0.97
• http://git.clamav.net/gitweb?p=clamav-devel.git;a=commit;h=d21fb8d975f8c9688894a8cef4d50d977022e09f
• http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/055771.html
• http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/055777.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-04/msg00000.html
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/21/1
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/21/4
• http://osvdb.org/70937
• http://secunia.com/advisories/43392
• http://secunia.com/advisories/43498
• http://secunia.com/advisories/43752
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1025100
• http://www.mandriva.com/en/support/security/advisories/?name=MDVA-2011:007
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46470
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1076-1
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0453
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0458
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0523
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65544
• https://wwws.clamav.net/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=2486