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Ubuntu 11.04 USN-1179-1 Denial Of Service: ClamAV Crash Risk

Ubuntu Large Esm H500
An attacker could send crafted input to ClamAV and cause it to crash.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1179-1
July 28, 2011

clamav vulnerability
=========================================================================
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 11.04

Summary:

An attacker could send crafted input to ClamAV and cause it to
crash.

Software Description:
- clamav: anti-virus utility for Unix - command-line interface

Details:

It was discovered that the hash processing code in libclamav improperly
handled messages with certain hashes. This could allow a remote attacker to
craft a document that could cause clamav to crash, resulting in a denial of
service.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 11.04:
  libclamav6                      0.97+dfsg-2ubuntu1.1

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
  
  CVE-2011-2721

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/clamav/0.97+dfsg-2ubuntu1.1


Ubuntu 11.04 USN-1179-1 Denial Of Service: ClamAV Crash Risk

ubuntu
Calendar Grey July 28, 2011
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
A vulnerability found in Ubuntu 11.04 may let specially designed inputs cause ClamAV to fail, leading to possible Denial of Service, alongside recommended patches.
An attacker could send crafted input to ClamAV and cause it to crash.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 11.04: libclamav6 0.97+dfsg-2ubuntu1.1 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

CVE-2011-2721

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July 28, 2011

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/clamav/0.97+dfsg-2ubuntu1.1

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