CVE-2006-0162 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a crash or execute arbitrary code via crafted UPX files in ClamAV's UPX handling library.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2006-0162?
CVE-2006-0162 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Clam Anti-Virus Clamav, published on 10 Jan 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Heap-based buffer overflow in libclamav/upx.c in Clam Antivirus (ClamAV) before 0.88 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted UPX files.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-0162?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Clam Anti-Virus Clamav.
How do I fix CVE-2006-0162?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2006-0162 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-0162 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Clam Anti-Virus Clamav
- CVE-2008-1100 Memory corruption in n/a
- CVE-2008-0318 Integer overflow in n/a
- CVE-2007-6337 Unspecified vulnerability in the bzip2 decompression algorithm in nsis/bzlib_private.h in ClamAV before 0.92 has unknown impact and remote attack vectors.
- CVE-2007-3023 Memory corruption in n/a
- CVE-2005-3587 Memory corruption in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2006-0162, GHSA-6wf3-8m67-h85m.