CVE-2007-3122 Security feature bypass in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can bypass ClamAV virus scanning by submitting specially crafted RAR files, allowing malicious content to evade detection.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2007-3122?

CVE-2007-3122 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Clam Anti-Virus Clamav, published on 7 Jun 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The parsing engine in ClamAV before 0.90.3 and 0.91 before 0.91rc1 allows remote attackers to bypass scanning via a RAR file with a header flag value of 10, which can be processed by WinRAR.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-3122?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Clam Anti-Virus Clamav.

How do I fix CVE-2007-3122?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2007-3122 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-3122 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Clam Anti-Virus Clamav vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2007-3122, GHSA-6w73-7qpj-v2vh.

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