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Clamav 0.94.1 and prior [High]

By Security Team • Apr 8th, 2009 • Category: Security Notifications

Affects:

  • Clamav 0.94.1 and prior [High]

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.

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CVE Identifier: CVE-2009-1270
Severity: High

National Vulnerabilities Database

NIST National Vulnerabilities Database

Related OLEX Packages: clamav
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