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clamav: directory traversal, denial of service

Package(s):clamav CVE #(s):CVE-2007-0897 CVE-2007-0898
Created:February 20, 2007 Updated:March 7, 2007
Description: Clam AntiVirus ClamAV before 0.90 does not close open file descriptors under certain conditions, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (file descriptor consumption and failed scans) via CAB archives with a cabinet header record length of zero, which causes a function to return without closing a file descriptor. (CVE-2007-0897)

Directory traversal vulnerability in clamd in Clam AntiVirus ClamAV before 0.90 allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the id MIME header parameter in a multi-part message. (CVE-2007-0898)

Alerts:
Debian DSA-1263-1 2007-03-06
Gentoo 200703-03 2007-03-02
SuSE SUSE-SA:2007:017 2007-02-23
Mandriva MDKSA-2007:043 2006-02-19

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