PT-2009-1037 · Cisco · Clamav

Published 2009-04-08 · Updated 2017-08-17 · CVE-2008-6680

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions ClamAV versions prior to 0.95

Description The issue allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, potentially leading to disruption of protected information. This can be achieved by exploiting a divide-by-zero error triggered by a crafted EXE file. The estimated number of potentially affected devices worldwide is not specified. Details about real-world incidents where this issue was exploited are not provided.

Recommendations For versions prior to 0.95, update to version 0.95 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the libclamav/pe.c component to minimize the risk of exploitation. Avoid processing crafted EXE files until the issue is resolved.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-189

Related Identifiers

BDU:2015-03662

CVE-2008-6680

DSA-1771-1

Affected Products

Clamav

References · 20

• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-6680 · Security Note
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00004.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-1270 · Security Note
• http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-754-1 · Vendor Advisory
• http://mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:097 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-6680 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2008-6680 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2015-03662 · Security Note
• http://debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1771 · Vendor Advisory
• https://wwws.clamav.net/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1335 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-6680 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-6680 · Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/36701 · Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0934 · Note
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/04/07/6 · Note