CVE-2009-1241 Security feature bypass in n/a
High 7.5
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2009-1241 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2009-1241 is a high-severity vulnerability in Clamav Clamav, published on 3 Apr 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-1241 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Clamav Clamav. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-1241/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-1241/index.md)
Remote attackers can bypass malware detection in ClamAV by using modified RAR archives, allowing malicious files to evade scanning.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2009-1241?
CVE-2009-1241 is a high-severity vulnerability in Clamav Clamav, published on 3 Apr 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Unspecified vulnerability in ClamAV before 0.95 allows remote attackers to bypass detection of malware via a modified RAR archive.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-1241?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Clamav Clamav.
How do I fix CVE-2009-1241?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2009-1241 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-1241 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Clamav Clamav
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2009-1241, GHSA-c7vw-qrg6-jjm5.