CVE-2009-1270

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libclamav/untar.c in ClamAV before 0.95 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a craft

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.

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 0.03872

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CVSS base score ≥ 7.0

Sigma rules1 YARA rules0

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Weakness Classification

CWE-835Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

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Affected Products & Versions

clamav< 0.95
debian linuxall versions
canonical ubuntu linuxall versions

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producthighRelevant ClamAV Message

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Scoring & Timeline

7.8

HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org

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v2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Published to NVD08 Apr 2009 · 04:30 PM

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Vendor Advisories

usnUSN-754-1

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References & Sources

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http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00004.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://osvdb.org/53461Broken Link

http://secunia.com/advisories/34716Third Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/36701Third Party Advisory

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3865Third Party Advisory

http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1771Third Party Advisory

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http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:097Third Party Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/04/07/6Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34357Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-754-1Third Party Advisory

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0934Third Party Advisory

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49846Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

https://wwws.clamav.net/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1462Broken LinkIssue Tracking

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