Explain CVE-2008-1833
Heap-based buffer overflow in pe.c in libclamav in ClamAV 0.92.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted WWPack compressed PE binary.
Affected Products: n/a
References: [{'name': 'MDVSA-2008:088', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_MANDRIVA'], 'url': 'http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:088'}, {'name': 'GLSA-200805-19', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_GENTOO'], 'url': 'http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200805-19.xml'}, {'name': 'APPLE-SA-2008-09-15', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_APPLE'], 'url': 'http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00005.html'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://up2date.astaro.com/2008/08/up2date_asg_v7300_ga_released.html'}, {'name': '29891', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/29891'}, {'name': 'TA08-260A', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_CERT'], 'url': 'http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-260A.html'}, {'name': '28784', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_BID'], 'url': 'http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28784'}, {'name': 'ADV-2008-2584', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_VUPEN'], 'url': 'http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2584'}, {'name': '1019850', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_SECTRACK'], 'url': 'http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019850'}, {'name': '31882', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/31882'}, {'name': '29975', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/29975'}, {'name': '29863', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/29863'}, {'name': '30328', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/30328'}, {'name': '28798', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_BID'], 'url': 'http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28798'}, {'name': 'FEDORA-2008-3420', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_FEDORA'], 'url': 'https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00625.html'}, {'name': 'clamav-wwpack-pe-bo(41833)', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_XF'], 'url': 'https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41833'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'https://wwws.clamav.net/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=877'}, {'name': '31576', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/31576'}, {'name': 'ADV-2008-1227', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_VUPEN'], 'url': 'http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1227/references'}, {'name': '20080414 ClamAV libclamav PE WWPack Heap Overflow Vulnerability', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_IDEFENSE'], 'url': 'http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=687'}, {'name': 'SUSE-SA:2008:024', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SUSE'], 'url': 'http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00009.html'}, {'name': 'FEDORA-2008-3358', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_FEDORA'], 'url': 'https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00576.html'}, {'name': 'DSA-1549', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_DEBIAN'], 'url': 'http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1549'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://svn.clamav.net/svn/clamav-devel/trunk/ChangeLog'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://kolab.org/security/kolab-vendor-notice-20.txt'}]
CVE State: PUBLISHED