CVE-2006-4182 Integer overflow in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code or crash the service by sending a crafted Portable Executable file to ClamAV.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2006-4182?
CVE-2006-4182 is a high-severity vulnerability in Clam Anti-Virus Clamav, published on 16 Oct 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Integer overflow in ClamAV 0.88.1 and 0.88.4, and other versions before 0.88.5, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (scanning service crash) and execute arbitrary code via a crafted Portable Executable (PE) file that leads to a heap-based buffer overflow when less memory is allocated than expected.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-4182?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Clam Anti-Virus Clamav.
How do I fix CVE-2006-4182?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2006-4182 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-4182 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
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-2006-4182, GHSA-f7j9-whhg-c5h7.