Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-201502-6
========================================
Severity: Critical
Date    : 2015-02-06
CVE-ID  : CVE-2014-9328
Package : clamav
Type    : arbitrary code execution
Remote  : Yes
Link    : https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/CVE

Summary
======
The package clamav before version 0.98.6-1 is vulnerable to arbitrary
code execution.

Resolution
=========
Upgrade to 0.98.6-1.

# pacman -Syu "clamav>=0.98.6-1"

The problems have been fixed upstream in version 0.98.6.

Workaround
=========
None.

Description
==========
Sebastian Andrzej Siewior discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled
certain upack packer files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to
cause ClamAV to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly
execute arbitrary code.

Impact
=====
A remote attacker is able to craft special upack packer files leading to
denial of service or possibly arbitrary code execution.

References
=========
https://lists.clamav.net/pipermail/clamav-announce/2015/000010.html
https://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2014-9328

ArchLinux: 201502-6: clamav: arbitrary code execution

February 6, 2015

Summary

Sebastian Andrzej Siewior discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled certain upack packer files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause ClamAV to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

Resolution

Upgrade to 0.98.6-1. # pacman -Syu "clamav>=0.98.6-1"
The problems have been fixed upstream in version 0.98.6.

References

https://lists.clamav.net/pipermail/clamav-announce/2015/000010.html https://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2014-9328

Severity
Package : clamav
Type : arbitrary code execution
Remote : Yes
Link : https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/CVE

Workaround

None.

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