Buffer overflow in ClamAV

1) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU35065

Risk: High

CVSSv3.1: 8.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2013-7088

CWE-ID: CWE-120 - Buffer overflow

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

ClamAV before 0.97.7 has buffer overflow in the libclamav component

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

ClamAV: 0.97.0 - 0.97.6

External links

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201405-08.xml
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/12/13/1
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/58546
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2013-7088
http://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-7088

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.