Ubuntu Security Notice USN-754-1
7th April, 2009
clamav vulnerabilities
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 8.10
Software description
- clamav
Details
It was discovered that ClamAV did not properly verify its input when
processing TAR archives. A remote attacker could send a specially crafted
TAR file and cause a denial of service via infinite loop. (CVE-2009-1270)
It was discovered that ClamAV did not properly validate Portable Executable
(PE) files. A remote attacker could send a crafted PE file and cause a
denial of service (divide by zero). (CVE-2008-6680)
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package version:
- Ubuntu 8.10:
- libclamav5 0.94.dfsg.2-1ubuntu0.2
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect the
necessary changes.