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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2008-1836: ClamAV: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2008-1836: ClamAV: Multiple vulnerabilities

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
04/16/2008
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/30/2017
Modified
10/30/2017

Description

The rfc2231 function in message.c in libclamav in ClamAV before 0.93 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted message that produces a string that is not null terminated, which triggers a buffer over-read.

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-app-antivirus-clamav

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