Gentoo: GLSA-201405-08: ClamAV: Multiple vulnerabilities
Summary
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in ClamAV. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Resolution
All ClamAV users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-antivirus/clamav-0.98"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2013-2020 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-2020 [ 2 ] CVE-2013-2021 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-2021 [ 3 ] CVE-2013-7087 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-7087 [ 4 ] CVE-2013-7088 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-7088 [ 5 ] CVE-2013-7089 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-7089
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201405-08
Concerns
Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.
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Synopsis
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in ClamAV, the worst of which could lead to arbitrary code execution.
Background
Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) is an anti-virus toolkit for UNIX, designed especially for e-mail scanning on mail gateways.
Affected Packages
------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 app-antivirus/clamav < 0.98 >= 0.98
Impact
===== A remote attacker could send a specially crafted file, leading to arbitrary code execution or a Denial of Service condition.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.