PT-2009-1038 · Cisco · Clamav

Published 2009-04-08 · Updated 2022-02-10 · CVE-2009-1270

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, resulting in an infinite loop, by using a crafted TAR file. This can cause both clamd and clamscan to hang, leading to a disruption in the availability of protected information. The exploitation of this issue can be done remotely.

Recommendations For ClamAV versions prior to 0.95, update to version 0.95 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the processing of TAR files until a patch is available.

Fix

Infinite Loop

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-835

CWE-189

Related Identifiers

BDU:2015-03662

CVE-2009-1270

DSA-1771-1

Affected Products

Clamav

References · 21

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-1270 · Security Note
• 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
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2009-1270 · 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://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2015-03662 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2009-1270 · Vendor Advisory
• http://debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1771 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-1270 · 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
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49846 · Note