CVE-2006-1989 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code on ClamAV systems by sending maliciously crafted long HTTP headers to the Freshclam update client.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2006-1989?
CVE-2006-1989 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Clam Anti-Virus Clamav, published on 1 May 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Buffer overflow in the get_database function in the HTTP client in Freshclam in ClamAV 0.80 to 0.88.1 might allow remote web servers to execute arbitrary code via long HTTP headers.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-1989?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Clam Anti-Virus Clamav.
How do I fix CVE-2006-1989?
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-2006-1989 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-1989 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-2006-1989, DSA-1050-1, GHSA-66xq-fpgf-chwg.