SB2015020307 - Input validation error in Fedoraproject Fedora
Published: February 3, 2015 Updated: August 9, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2015020307
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-1463)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.
ClamAV before 0.98.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted petite packer file, related to an "incorrect compiler optimization."
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://blog.clamav.net/2015/01/clamav-0986-has-been-released.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/148950.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/148958.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-02/msg00014.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-02/msg00020.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201512-08