USN-926-1: ClamAV vulnerabilities

8 April 2010

ClamAV vulnerabilities

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Releases

Packages

Details

It was discovered that ClamAV did not properly verify its input when
processing CAB files. A remote attacker could send a specially crafted
CAB file to evade malware detection. (CVE-2010-0098)

It was discovered that ClamAV did not properly verify its input when
processing CAB files. A remote attacker could send a specially crafted
CAB file and cause a denial of service via application crash.
(CVE-2010-1311)

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Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu 9.10
Ubuntu 9.04
Ubuntu 8.10

In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect the
necessary changes.