CVE-2010-4260: Medium severity clamav clamav vulnerability

Published Dec 3, 2010
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Updated

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in pdf.c in libclamav in ClamAV before 0.96.5 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF document, aka (1) "bb #2358" and (2) "bb #2396."

Other sources

Two flaws were reported to have been corrected in ClamAV 0.96.5 [1]:

1) Multiple errors within the processing of PDF files can be exploited to e.g. cause a crash. (CVE-2010-4260)

2) An off-by-one error within the "iconcb()" function can be exploited to cause a memory corruption. (CVE-2010-4261)

Current Fedora version of ClamAV is 0.96.4 and is vulnerable to these issues.

[1] http://secunia.com/advisories/42426/

Affected Software

113 affected components
clamav clamav=0.95.2
clamav clamav=0.86.2
clamav clamav=0.88.5
clamav clamav=0.02
clamav clamav=0.92
clamav clamav=0.95-rc2
clamav clamav=0.8-rc3
clamav clamav=0.15
clamav clamav=0.90-rc2
clamav clamav=0.75.1
clamav clamav=0.65
clamav clamav=0.88.7
clamav clamav=0.81
clamav clamav=0.86
clamav clamav=0.01
clamav clamav=0.92_p0
clamav clamav=0.85
clamav clamav=0.84
clamav clamav=0.3
clamav clamav=0.91.2_p0
clamav clamav=0.93.1
clamav clamav=0.90-rc1.1
clamav clamav=0.95.1
clamav clamav=0.93
clamav clamav=0.90
clamav clamav=0.70-rc
clamav clamav=0.86-rc1
clamav clamav=0.68.1
clamav clamav=0.03
clamav clamav=0.87.1
clamav clamav=0.9-rc1
clamav clamav=0.74
clamav clamav=0.93.3
clamav clamav=0.88
clamav clamav=0.91-rc1
clamav clamav=0.86.1
clamav clamav=0.71
clamav clamav=0.88.1
clamav clamav=0.60p
clamav clamav=0.94
clamav clamav=0.80-rc
clamav clamav=0.91.2
clamav clamav=0.96.3
clamav clamav=0.90.3
clamav clamav=0.85.1
clamav clamav=0.90-rc1
clamav clamav=0.96.2
clamav clamav=0.95-src2
clamav clamav=0.13
clamav clamav=0.81-rc1
clamav clamav=0.10
clamav clamav=0.94.2
clamav clamav=0.96.1
clamav clamav=0.95-src1
clamav clamav=0.80-rc3
clamav clamav=0.90.1_p0
clamav clamav=0.12
clamav clamav=0.88.7_p0
clamav clamav=0.23
clamav clamav=0.84-rc1
clamav clamav=0.90.3_p1
clamav clamav=0.80-rc2
clamav clamav=0.80-rc1
clamav clamav=0.95
clamav clamav=0.60
clamav clamav=0.88.2
clamav clamav=0.83
clamav clamav=0.20
clamav clamav=0.80-rc4
clamav clamav=0.90-rc3
clamav clamav=0.70
clamav clamav=0.88.4
clamav clamav=0.90.3_p0
clamav clamav=0.14
clamav clamav=0.24
clamav clamav=0.96-rc2
clamav clamav=0.90.2_p0
clamav clamav=0.66
clamav clamav=0.51
clamav clamav=0.52
clamav clamav=0.22
clamav clamav=0.72
clamav clamav=0.95-rc1
clamav clamav=0.91-rc2
clamav clamav<=0.96.4
clamav clamav=0.75
clamav clamav=0.05
clamav clamav=0.96
clamav clamav=0.91
clamav clamav=0.54
clamav clamav=0.96-rc1
clamav clamav=0.80
clamav clamav=0.87
clamav clamav=0.21
clamav clamav=0.84-rc2
clamav clamav=0.88.7_p1
clamav clamav=0.67-1
clamav clamav=0.14-pre
clamav clamav=0.90.1
clamav clamav=0.91.1
clamav clamav=0.95.3
clamav clamav=0.88.3
clamav clamav=0.67
clamav clamav=0.92.1
clamav clamav=0.90.2
clamav clamav=0.68
clamav clamav=0.53
clamav clamav=0.93.2
clamav clamav=0.88.6
clamav clamav=0.94.1
clamav clamav=0.80_rc
clamav clamav=0.82
clamav clamav=0.73

Event History

Dec 3, 2010
Data Sourced
10:03 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Dec 7, 2010
CVE Published
via MITRE·01:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·01:00 AM
Description

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2010-4260?

CVE-2010-4260 has been classified as a critical vulnerability due to its potential to cause denial of service or execute arbitrary code.

2

How do I fix CVE-2010-4260?

To fix CVE-2010-4260, upgrade ClamAV to version 0.96.5 or later.

3

What type of attacks does CVE-2010-4260 enable?

CVE-2010-4260 enables remote attackers to cause application crashes or possibly execute arbitrary code through crafted PDF documents.

4

Which versions of ClamAV are affected by CVE-2010-4260?

CVE-2010-4260 affects all ClamAV versions prior to 0.96.5.

5

Is CVE-2010-4260 a local or remote vulnerability?

CVE-2010-4260 is a remote vulnerability, allowing attacks from outside the affected system.

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