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MDKSA-2005:166: clamav

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Check for the version of the clamav package

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

The remote host is missing the patch for the advisory MDKSA-2005:166 (clamav).

A vulnerability was discovered in ClamAV versions prior to 0.87. A buffer
overflow could occure when processing malformed UPX-packed executables. As
well, it could be sent into an infinite loop when processing specially-crafted
FSG-packed executables.

ClamAV version 0.87 is provided with this update which isn't vulnerable to
these issues.

Solution : http://wwwnew.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:166
Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID:

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2005 Tenable Network Security

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