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ClamAV < 0.96.1 Multiple DoS Vulnerabilities - Windows

🗓️ 28 May 2010 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2010 Greenbone AGType 
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ClamAV < 0.96.1 'cli_pdf()' and 'cli_scanicon()' DoS Vulnerabilities - Windows. Vulnerabilities allow denial of service

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2010 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

CPE = "cpe:/a:clamav:clamav";

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.902189");
  script_version("2025-07-03T05:42:54+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-07-03 05:42:54 +0000 (Thu, 03 Jul 2025)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2010-05-28 16:52:49 +0200 (Fri, 28 May 2010)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"4.3");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2010-1639", "CVE-2010-1640");

  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_banner");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");

  script_name("ClamAV < 0.96.1 Multiple DoS Vulnerabilities - Windows");

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);

  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2010 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("Denial of Service");
  script_dependencies("gb_clamav_consolidation.nasl", "os_detection.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("clamav/detected", "Host/runs_windows");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"ClamAV is prone to multiple denial of service (DoS)
  vulnerabilities.");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The following flaws exist:

  - CVE-2010-1639: Errors within the 'cli_pdf()' function in 'libclamav/pdf.c' when processing
  certain PDF files

  - CVE-2010-1640: Errors within the 'parseicon()' function in 'libclamav/pe_icons.c' when
  processing PE icons");

  script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation will allow attackers to cause a denial
  of service.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"ClamAV prior to version 0.96.1.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Update to version 0.96.1 or later.");

  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://secunia.com/advisories/39895");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40317");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40318");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/58824");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1214");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://git.clamav.net/gitweb?p=clamav-devel.git;a=blob_plain;f=ChangeLog;hb=clamav-0.96.1");

  exit(0);
}

include("host_details.inc");
include("version_func.inc");

if (isnull(port = get_app_port(cpe: CPE)))
  exit(0);

if (!infos = get_app_version_and_location(cpe: CPE, port: port, exit_no_version: TRUE))
  exit(0);

version = infos["version"];
location = infos["location"];

if (version_is_less(version: version, test_version: "0.96.1")) {
  report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version: version, fixed_version: "0.96.1", install_path: location);
  security_message(port: port, data: report);
  exit(0);
}

exit(99);

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