---------------------------------------------------------------------- Get a tax break on purchases of Secunia Solutions! If you are a U.S. company, you may be qualified for a tax break for your software purchases. Learn more at: http://secunia.com/products/corporate/vim/section_179/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TITLE: ClamAV "vba_read_project_strings()" Double-Free Vulnerability SECUNIA ADVISORY ID: SA43392 VERIFY ADVISORY: Secunia.com http://secunia.com/advisories/43392/ Customer Area (Credentials Required) https://ca.secunia.com/?page=viewadvisory&vuln_id=43392 RELEASE DATE: 2011-03-02 DISCUSS ADVISORY: http://secunia.com/advisories/43392/#comments AVAILABLE ON SITE AND IN CUSTOMER AREA: * Last Update * Popularity * Comments * Criticality Level * Impact * Where * Solution Status * Operating System / Software * CVE Reference(s) http://secunia.com/advisories/43392/ ONLY AVAILABLE IN CUSTOMER AREA: * Authentication Level * Report Reliability * Secunia PoC * Secunia Analysis * Systems Affected * Approve Distribution * Remediation Status * Secunia CVSS Score * CVSS https://ca.secunia.com/?page=viewadvisory&vuln_id=43392 ONLY AVAILABLE WITH SECUNIA CSI AND SECUNIA PSI: * AUTOMATED SCANNING http://secunia.com/vulnerability_scanning/personal/ http://secunia.com/vulnerability_scanning/corporate/wsus_sccm_3rd_third_party_patching/ DESCRIPTION: A vulnerability has been reported in ClamAV, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) and potentially compromise a vulnerable system. The vulnerability is caused due to a double-free error within the "vba_read_project_strings()" function in libclamav/vba_extract.c and can be exploited via specially crafted files. The vulnerability is reported in versions prior to 0.97. SOLUTION: Update to version 0.97. PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY: Reported by Török Edwin in a ClamAV bug report. ORIGINAL ADVISORY: https://wwws.clamav.net/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=2486 http://git.clamav.net/gitweb?p=clamav-devel.git;a=commitdiff;h=d21fb8d975f8c9688894a8cef4d50d977022e09f OTHER REFERENCES: Further details available in Customer Area: http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/ DEEP LINKS: Further details available in Customer Area: http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/ EXTENDED DESCRIPTION: Further details available in Customer Area: http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/ EXTENDED SOLUTION: Further details available in Customer Area: http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/ EXPLOIT: Further details available in Customer Area: http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- About: This Advisory was delivered by Secunia as a free service to help private users keeping their systems up to date against the latest vulnerabilities. Subscribe: http://secunia.com/advisories/secunia_security_advisories/ Definitions: (Criticality, Where etc.) http://secunia.com/advisories/about_secunia_advisories/ Please Note: Secunia recommends that you verify all advisories you receive by clicking the link. Secunia NEVER sends attached files with advisories. Secunia does not advise people to install third party patches, only use those supplied by the vendor. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: Secunia Security Advisories http://secunia.com/sec_adv_unsubscribe/?email=packet%40packetstormsecurity.org ----------------------------------------------------------------------