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>> Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) UPX File Handling Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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Title : Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) UPX File Handling Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2006-0116
CVE ID : CVE-2006-0162
Rated as : Critical 
Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2006-01-10
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A vulnerability has been identified in Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV), which may be exploited by remote attackers or malware to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service. This flaw is due to a heap overflow error in "libclamav/upx.c" when processing malformed UPX-packed executables, which could be exploited by an unauthenticated remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands or crash an affected application by sending an e-mail containing a specially crafted UPX file to a vulnerable system.
Affected Products
Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) versions prior to 0.88
Solution
Upgrade to Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) version 0.88 :
http://sourceforge.net/projects/clamav/
References
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0116
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=384086
Credits
Vulnerability reported by 3Com Zero Day Initiative
ChangeLog
2006-01-10 : Initial release
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