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CVE-2006-0162
Heap-based buffer overflow in libclamav/upx.c in Clam Antivirus (ClamAV) before...
Vulnerability Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in libclamav/upx.c in Clam Antivirus (ClamAV) before 0.88 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted UPX files.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/342
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200601-07.xml
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18478
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18379
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0116
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16191
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18453
- http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0002/
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015457
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18463
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24047
- http://www.osvdb.org/22318
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-947
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-January/041325.html
- http://www.clamav.net/doc/0.88/ChangeLog
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-001.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18548
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:016
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/385908
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Affected Vendor
clam anti-virus
View all reports →Affected Software
clamav
Vulnerable Versions:
., 0.51, 0.52, 0.53, 0.54, 0.60, 0.65, 0.67, 0.68, 0.68.1, 0.70, 0.75.1, 0.80, 0.80_rc1, 0.80_rc2, 0.80_rc3, 0.80_rc4, 0.81, 0.82, 0.83, 0.84, 0.84_rc1, 0.84_rc2, 0.85, 0.85.1, 0.86, 0.86.1, 0.86.2, 0.87, 0.87.1
Timeline
Official Publish:
January 10th, 2006
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.