Explain CVE-2008-0318
Integer overflow in the cli_scanpe function in libclamav in ClamAV before 0.92.1, as used in clamd, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted Petite packed PE file, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
Affected Products: n/a
References: [{'name': '27751', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_BID'], 'url': 'http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27751'}, {'name': 'MDVSA-2008:088', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_MANDRIVA'], 'url': 'http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:088'}, {'name': '29048', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/29048'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://support.novell.com/techcenter/psdb/512985d2cd3090bfb93dcb7b551179cf.html'}, {'name': '28913', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/28913'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=575703'}, {'name': '29026', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/29026'}, {'name': '28949', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/28949'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=209915'}, {'name': 'ADV-2008-0924', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_VUPEN'], 'url': 'http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0924/references'}, {'name': 'ADV-2008-0503', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_VUPEN'], 'url': 'http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0503'}, {'name': 'DSA-1497', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_DEBIAN'], 'url': 'http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1497'}, {'name': '1019394', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_SECTRACK'], 'url': 'http://securitytracker.com/id?1019394'}, {'name': 'FEDORA-2008-1608', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_FEDORA'], 'url': 'https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00462.html'}, {'name': '29420', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/29420'}, {'name': 'FEDORA-2008-1625', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_FEDORA'], 'url': 'https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00481.html'}, {'name': 'APPLE-SA-2008-03-18', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_APPLE'], 'url': 'http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html'}, {'name': 'SUSE-SR:2008:004', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SUSE'], 'url': 'http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00008.html'}, {'name': '20080212 ClamAV libclamav PE File Integer Overflow Vulnerability', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_IDEFENSE'], 'url': 'http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=658'}, {'name': 'ADV-2008-0606', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_VUPEN'], 'url': 'http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0606'}, {'name': '28907', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/28907'}, {'name': 'GLSA-200802-09', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_GENTOO'], 'url': 'http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200802-09.xml'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562'}, {'name': '29001', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/29001'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://kolab.org/security/kolab-vendor-notice-19.txt'}, {'name': '29060', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/29060'}]
CVE State: PUBLISHED