CVE-2010-1311

Description

The qtm_decompress function in libclamav/mspack.c in ClamAV before 0.96 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted CAB archive that uses the Quantum (aka .Q) compression format. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 5.06% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://wwws.clamav.net/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1771
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1206 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/39656 third party advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:082 vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-926-1 vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0827 vdb entry
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Aug/msg00003.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-04/msg00006.html vendor advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4312
http://git.clamav.net/gitweb?p=clamav-devel.git%3Ba=blob_plain%3Bf=ChangeLog%3Bhb=clamav-0.96
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0909 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/39293 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0832 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/39329 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/39262 patch vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1001 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-1311?
CVE-2010-1311 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-1311?
To fix CVE-2010-1311, 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-2010-1311 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2010-1311 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~5% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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