CVE-2007-0898 Path traversal in n/a
Remote attackers can overwrite arbitrary files in ClamAV via directory traversal in MIME headers, requiring an upgrade to mitigate.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2007-0898?
CVE-2007-0898 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Clam Anti-Virus Clamav, published on 16 Feb 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Directory traversal vulnerability in clamd in Clam AntiVirus ClamAV before 0.90 allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the id MIME header parameter in a multi-part message.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-0898?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Clam Anti-Virus Clamav.
How do I fix CVE-2007-0898?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2007-0898 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-0898 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-2007-0898, GHSA-9298-v2wf-r563.