high
7.5
CWE
NVD-CWE-Other 772
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2007-0897

First published: Fri Feb 16 2007(Updated: )

Clam AntiVirus ClamAV before 0.90 does not close open file descriptors under certain conditions, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (file descriptor consumption and failed scans) via CAB archives with a cabinet header record length of zero, which causes a function to return without closing a file descriptor.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
ClamXAV<=0.22
ClamXAV<=0.80_rc2
ClamXAV<=0.87
ClamXAV<=0.84_rc2
ClamXAV<=0.60
ClamXAV<=0.20
ClamXAV<=0.87.1
ClamXAV<=0.52
ClamXAV<=0.67
ClamXAV<=0.80
ClamXAV<=0.74
ClamXAV<=0.73
ClamXAV<=0.68.1
ClamXAV<=0.23
ClamXAV<=0.88.1
ClamXAV<=0.21
ClamXAV<=0.85
ClamXAV<=0.88.4
ClamXAV<=0.80_rc4
ClamXAV<=0.88
ClamXAV<=0.75
ClamXAV<=0.65
ClamXAV<=0.75.1
ClamXAV<=0.80_rc1
ClamXAV<=0.51
ClamXAV<=0.83
ClamXAV<=0.72
ClamXAV<=0.53
ClamXAV<=0.82
ClamXAV<=0.71
ClamXAV<=0.15
ClamXAV<=0.54
ClamXAV<=0.86.1
ClamXAV<=0.68
ClamXAV<=0.86_rc1
ClamXAV<=0.81
ClamXAV<=0.84_rc1
ClamXAV<=0.84
ClamXAV<=0.70
ClamXAV<=0.86.2
ClamXAV<=0.80_rc3
ClamXAV<=0.60p
ClamXAV<=0.88.3
ClamXAV<=0.24
ClamXAV<=0.88.6
ClamXAV<=0.86
ClamXAV<=0.85.1
ClamXAV<=0.81_rc1
ClamAV<0.90
Apple macOS Server<10.4.11
Debian=3.1
ClamAV<=0.15
ClamAV<=0.20
ClamAV<=0.21
ClamAV<=0.22
ClamAV<=0.23
ClamAV<=0.24
ClamAV<=0.51
ClamAV<=0.52
ClamAV<=0.53
ClamAV<=0.54
ClamAV<=0.60
ClamAV<=0.60p
ClamAV<=0.65
ClamAV<=0.67
ClamAV<=0.68
ClamAV<=0.68.1
ClamAV<=0.70
ClamAV<=0.71
ClamAV<=0.72
ClamAV<=0.73
ClamAV<=0.74
ClamAV<=0.75
ClamAV<=0.75.1
ClamAV<=0.80
ClamAV<=0.80_rc1
ClamAV<=0.80_rc2
ClamAV<=0.80_rc3
ClamAV<=0.80_rc4
ClamAV<=0.81
ClamAV<=0.81_rc1
ClamAV<=0.82
ClamAV<=0.83
ClamAV<=0.84
ClamAV<=0.84_rc1
ClamAV<=0.84_rc2
ClamAV<=0.85
ClamAV<=0.85.1
ClamAV<=0.86
ClamAV<=0.86.1
ClamAV<=0.86.2
ClamAV<=0.86_rc1
ClamAV<=0.87
ClamAV<=0.87.1
ClamAV<=0.88
ClamAV<=0.88.1
ClamAV<=0.88.3
ClamAV<=0.88.4
ClamAV<=0.88.6

Remedy

http://secunia.com/advisories/24187

Remedy

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22580

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2007-0897?

    CVE-2007-0897 has a medium severity rating as it can lead to a denial of service due to file descriptor consumption.

  • How do I fix CVE-2007-0897?

    To fix CVE-2007-0897, you should upgrade ClamAV to version 0.90 or later.

  • What software versions are affected by CVE-2007-0897?

    CVE-2007-0897 affects ClamAV versions prior to 0.90, including various versions like 0.84 and earlier.

  • What type of attack does CVE-2007-0897 enable?

    CVE-2007-0897 allows remote attackers to conduct denial of service attacks through specially crafted CAB archives.

  • Is there a workaround for CVE-2007-0897 if I can't update?

    A temporary workaround for CVE-2007-0897 is to monitor and limit the file types being scanned by ClamAV.

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