[ GLSA 201405-08 ] ClamAV: Multiple vulnerabilities

[GLSA]

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory

Title: ClamAV: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201405-08)
Severity: high
Exploitable: remote
Date: May 16, 2014
Bug(s): #462278, #467710
ID: 201405-08

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in ClamAV, the worst of
which could lead to arbitrary code execution.


Background

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


Affected Packages

Package: app-antivirus/clamav
Vulnerable: < 0.98
Unaffected: >= 0.98
Architectures: All supported architectures


Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in ClamAV. Please review
the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.


Impact

A remote attacker could send a specially crafted file, leading to
arbitrary code execution or a Denial of Service condition.


Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All ClamAV users should upgrade to the latest version: