SB2015052807 - Resource management error in clamav (Alpine package)
Published: May 28, 2015
Security Bulletin ID
SB2015052807
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) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-2221)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.
ClamAV before 0.98.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted y0da cryptor file.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=6773c37260d390472720838b75004110b892af90
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=c383688cea2e866ad756053d31984240a475f6cc
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=de27b494ba36ac029cd39734cfaea319c74c8419
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=8c0ab61e5f5aa75a0f12592e67d2d799bd3c8af6