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Mandriva Update for clamav MDVSA-2011:122 (clamav)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
The remote host is missing an update for the 'clamav' package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.
Insight
Insight
A vulnerability has been discovered and corrected in clamav: Off-by-one error in the cli_hm_scan function in matcher-hash.c in libclamav in ClamAV before 0.97.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via an e-mail message that is not properly handled during certain hash calculations (CVE-2011-2721). Packages for 2009.0 are provided as of the Extended Maintenance Program. The updated packages have been upgraded to the 0.97.2 version which is not vulnerable to this issue.
Affected Software
Affected Software
clamav on Mandriva Linux 2009.0, Mandriva Linux 2009.0/X86_64, Mandriva Enterprise Server 5, Mandriva Enterprise Server 5/X86_64
Solution
Solution
Please Install the Updated Packages.