Description
Off-by-one error in the icon_cb function in pe_icons.c in libclamav in ClamAV before 0.96.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | clamav | 0.96.5+dfsg-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | clamav | 0.96.5+dfsg-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | clamav | 0.96.5+dfsg-1 | — |
References
- 42555 third-party-advisory
- ADV-2010-3137 vdb-entry
- FEDORA-2010-18564 vendor-advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=659861
- USN-1031-1 vendor-advisory
- ADV-2010-3185 vdb-entry
- 1024818 vdb-entry
- [oss-security] 20101203 clamav 0.96.5 released mailing-list
- APPLE-SA-2011-03-21-1 vendor-advisory
- http://xorl.wordpress.com/2010/12/05/cve-2010-4261-clamav-icon_cb-off-by-one/
- 42523 third-party-advisory
- https://wwws.clamav.net/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=2344
- FEDORA-2010-18568 vendor-advisory
- 42426 third-party-advisory
- 42720 third-party-advisory
- [oss-security] 20101203 Re: clamav 0.96.5 released mailing-list
- MDVSA-2010:249 vendor-advisory
- http://git.clamav.net/gitweb?p=clamav-devel.git%3Ba=blob_plain%3Bf=ChangeLog%3Bhb=master
- 45152 vdb-entry
- SUSE-SR:2010:024 vendor-advisory
- ADV-2010-3135 vdb-entry
- [oss-security] 20101203 Re: clamav 0.96.5 released mailing-list
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4581