medium
6.4
CWE
22
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2007-0898: Path Traversal

First published: Fri Feb 16 2007(Updated: )

Directory traversal vulnerability in clamd in Clam AntiVirus ClamAV before 0.90 allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the id MIME header parameter in a multi-part message.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

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

Remedy

http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=476

Remedy

http://secunia.com/advisories/24187

Remedy

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22581

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2007-0898?

    CVE-2007-0898 is classified as a critical vulnerability due to its potential to allow remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files.

  • How do I fix CVE-2007-0898?

    To fix CVE-2007-0898, upgrade ClamAV to version 0.90 or higher as it contains patches that address this vulnerability.

  • What are the affected versions for CVE-2007-0898?

    Affected versions of ClamAV for CVE-2007-0898 include all versions prior to 0.90.

  • What type of vulnerability is CVE-2007-0898?

    CVE-2007-0898 is a directory traversal vulnerability that exploits the handling of the id MIME header.

  • Who can be impacted by CVE-2007-0898?

    Any user or organization using the affected versions of ClamAV may be at risk if they process malicious multi-part messages.

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