CVE-2010-4261: High severity clamav clamav vulnerability

Published Dec 7, 2010
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Updated

Off-by-one error in the iconcb function in peicons.c in libclamav in ClamAV before 0.96.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

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 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-2010-4261?

CVE-2010-4261 has a moderate severity level due to potential remote denial of service and memory corruption issues.

2

How do I fix CVE-2010-4261?

To fix CVE-2010-4261, upgrade to ClamAV version 0.96.5 or later.

3

What kind of vulnerabilities does CVE-2010-4261 involve?

CVE-2010-4261 involves an off-by-one error that may lead to memory corruption and application crashes.

4

Which versions of ClamAV are affected by CVE-2010-4261?

CVE-2010-4261 affects multiple versions of ClamAV prior to 0.96.5, including versions 0.95.2 and earlier.

5

Is CVE-2010-4261 exploitable for code execution?

CVE-2010-4261 may potentially allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code under certain conditions.

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