VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2009-1270
libclamav/untar.c in ClamAV before 0.95 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted TAR file that causes (1) clamd and (2) clamscan to hang.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 5.07%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (5.07%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
libclamav/untar.c in ClamAV before 0.95 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted TAR file that causes (1) clamd and (2) clamscan to hang.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.8 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
- EPSS
- 5.07% probability · 92th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-835
- Affected
- clamav/clamav · debian/debian linux · canonical/ubuntu linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00004.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://osvdb.org/53461Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34716Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36701Third Party Advisory
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3865Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1771Third Party Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:097Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/04/07/6Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34357Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-754-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0934Third Party Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49846Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://wwws.clamav.net/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1462Broken Link, Issue Tracking
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00004.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://osvdb.org/53461Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34716Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36701Third Party Advisory
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3865Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1771Third Party Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:097Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/04/07/6Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34357Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-754-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0934Third Party Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49846Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://wwws.clamav.net/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1462Broken Link, Issue Tracking
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.