CVE-2006-4018

Public Exploit

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the pefromupx function in libclamav/upx.c in Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) 0.81 through 0.88.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted UPX packed file containing sections with large rsize values.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 44.04% Top 5%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3175 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/442681/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/21562 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_46_clamav.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21368 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21433 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200608-13.xml vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21497 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://kolab.org/security/kolab-vendor-notice-10.txt
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1153 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21443 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:138 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19381 vdb entry
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016645 vdb entry
http://www.overflow.pl/adv/clamav_upx_heap.txt exploit patch vendor advisory
http://www.clamav.net/security/0.88.4.html exploit patch vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28286 vdb entry
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0046/ vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21457 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21374 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3275 vdb entry vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-4018?
CVE-2006-4018 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-4018?
To fix CVE-2006-4018, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2006-4018 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2006-4018 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~44% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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