Description
Double free vulnerability in the vba_read_project_strings function in vba_extract.c in libclamav in ClamAV before 0.97 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) data in a Microsoft Office document. 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 | 0.97+dfsg-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | clamav | 0.97+dfsg-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | clamav | 0.97+dfsg-1 | — |
References
- 1025100 vdb-entry
- 46470 vdb-entry
- http://git.clamav.net/gitweb?p=clamav-devel.git%3Ba=blob%3Bf=ChangeLog%3Bhb=clamav-0.97
- 70937 vdb-entry
- [oss-security] 20110221 clamav 0.97 mailing-list
- http://git.clamav.net/gitweb?p=clamav-devel.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d21fb8d975f8c9688894a8cef4d50d977022e09f
- clamav-vbareadprojectstrings-dos(65544) vdb-entry
- ADV-2011-0458 vdb-entry
- 43752 third-party-advisory
- ADV-2011-0453 vdb-entry
- SUSE-SR:2011:005 vendor-advisory
- MDVA-2011:007 vendor-advisory
- https://wwws.clamav.net/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=2486
- ADV-2011-0523 vdb-entry
- FEDORA-2011-2743 vendor-advisory
- USN-1076-1 vendor-advisory
- [oss-security] 20110221 Re: clamav 0.97 mailing-list
- FEDORA-2011-2741 vendor-advisory
- 43392 third-party-advisory
- 43498 third-party-advisory