CVE-2006-0162
ClamAV UPX Heap Buffer Overflow
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in libclamav/upx.c in Clam Antivirus (ClamAV) before 0.88 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted UPX files.
INFO
Published Date :
Jan. 10, 2006, 7:03 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 3, 2025, 1:03 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | HIGH | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update the ClamAV package to the latest version available.
- For Debian-based systems, update the package to version 0.84-2.sarge.7 or later.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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CVE-2006-0162.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2006-0162 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2006-0162
weaknesses.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2006-0162 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2006-0162 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-January/041325.html Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/18379 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/18453 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/18463 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/18478 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/18548 Added Reference http://securityreason.com/securityalert/342 Added Reference http://securitytracker.com/id?1015457 Added Reference http://www.clamav.net/doc/0.88/ChangeLog Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-947 Added Reference http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200601-07.xml Added Reference http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/385908 Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:016 Added Reference http://www.osvdb.org/22318 Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16191 Added Reference http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0002/ Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0116 Added Reference http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-001.html Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24047 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 20, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/24047 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24047 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jan. 11, 2006
Action Type Old Value New Value
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.5
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
28.00 }} -33.88%
score
0.96061
percentile