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Posted on 19 May 2014
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201405-08
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Severity: High
Title: ClamAV: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: May 16, 2014
Bugs: #462278, #467710
ID: 201405-08
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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in ClamAV, the worst of which
could lead to arbitrary code execution.
Background
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Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) is an anti-virus toolkit for UNIX, designed
especially for e-mail scanning on mail gateways.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 app-antivirus/clamav < 0.98 >= 0.98
Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in ClamAV. Please review
the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Impact
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A remote attacker could send a specially crafted file, leading to
arbitrary code execution or a Denial of Service condition.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All ClamAV users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-antivirus/clamav-0.98"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2013-2020
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-2020
[ 2 ] CVE-2013-2021
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-2021
[ 3 ] CVE-2013-7087
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-7087
[ 4 ] CVE-2013-7088
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-7088
[ 5 ] CVE-2013-7089
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-7089
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201405-08.xml
Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2014 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
