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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 201412-05
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                                            http://security.gentoo.org/
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 Severity: Normal
    Title: Clam AntiVirus: Denial of service
     Date: December 09, 2014
     Bugs: #529728
       ID: 201412-05

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Synopsis
========

A vulnerability in Clam AntiVirus can lead to a Denial of Service
condition.

Background
==========

Clam AntiVirus is an open source (GPL) anti-virus toolkit for UNIX,
designed especially for e-mail scanning on mail gateways.

Affected packages
=================

    -------------------------------------------------------------------
     Package              /     Vulnerable     /            Unaffected
    -------------------------------------------------------------------
  1  app-antivirus/clamav         < 0.98.5                  >= 0.98.5

Description
===========

A heap-based buffer overflow exists in the cli_scanpe function in
libclamav/pe.c in ClamAV.

Impact
======

A remote attacker could possibly cause a Denial of Service condition
via a specially crafted file.

Workaround
==========

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
==========

All Clam AntiVirus users should upgrade to the latest version:

  # emerge --sync
  # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-antivirus/clamav-0.98.5"

References
==========

[ 1 ] CVE-2014-9050
      http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-9050

Availability
============

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

 http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201412-05.xml

Concerns?
=========

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
=======

Copyright 2014 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5


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