fkie_cve-2009-1270
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2009-04-08 16:30
Modified
2025-04-09 00:30
Severity ?
Summary
libclamav/untar.c in ClamAV before 0.95 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted TAR file that causes (1) clamd and (2) clamscan to hang.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00004.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://osvdb.org/53461Broken Link
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/34716Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/36701Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://support.apple.com/kb/HT3865Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1771Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:097Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/04/07/6Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34357Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-754-1Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0934Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49846Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.orghttps://wwws.clamav.net/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1462Broken Link, Issue Tracking
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00004.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://osvdb.org/53461Broken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/34716Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/36701Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3865Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1771Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:097Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/04/07/6Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34357Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-754-1Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0934Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49846Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://wwws.clamav.net/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1462Broken Link, Issue Tracking
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
clamav clamav *
debian debian_linux 4.0
debian debian_linux 5.0
canonical ubuntu_linux 8.10


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  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "libclamav/untar.c in ClamAV before 0.95 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted TAR file that causes (1) clamd and (2) clamscan to hang."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "libclamav/untar.c en ClamAV anteriores a v0.95 permite a atacantes remotos provocar una denegaci\u00f3n de servicio (buble infinito) a trav\u00e9s de un fichero manipulado que provoca que se cuelguen (1) clamd y (2) clamscan."
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2009-1270",
  "lastModified": "2025-04-09T00:30:58.490",
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          "baseScore": 7.8,
          "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
          "integrityImpact": "NONE",
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          "version": "2.0"
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}


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