7.8
HIGH
CVE-2009-1270
ClamAV TAR File Infinite Loop Denial of Service
Description

libclamav/untar.c in ClamAV before 0.95 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted TAR file that causes (1) clamd and (2) clamscan to hang.

INFO

Published Date :

April 8, 2009, 4:30 p.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 10, 2022, 4:25 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.9

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2009-1270 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Canonical ubuntu_linux
1 Debian debian_linux
1 Clamav clamav
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2009-1270.

URL Resource
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00004.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://osvdb.org/53461 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/34716 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36701 Third Party Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3865 Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1771 Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:097 Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/04/07/6 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34357 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-754-1 Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0934 Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49846 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://wwws.clamav.net/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1462 Broken Link Issue Tracking

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 10, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00004.html No Types Assigned http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00004.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://osvdb.org/53461 No Types Assigned http://osvdb.org/53461 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/34716 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/34716 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/36701 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/36701 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3865 No Types Assigned http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3865 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1771 No Types Assigned http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1771 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:097 No Types Assigned http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:097 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/04/07/6 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/04/07/6 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34357 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34357 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-754-1 No Types Assigned http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-754-1 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0934 No Types Assigned http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0934 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49846 No Types Assigned https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49846 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://wwws.clamav.net/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1462 No Types Assigned https://wwws.clamav.net/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1462 Broken Link, Issue Tracking
    Removed CWE NIST CWE-94
    Added CWE NIST CWE-835
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:cclamav:clamav:0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.05:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.8_:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.9_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.14:pre:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.51:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.52:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.53:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.54:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.60:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.60p:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.65:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.67:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.68:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.68.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.70:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.71:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.72:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.73:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.74:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.75:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.75.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.80:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.80_rc:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.80_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.80_rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.80_rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.81:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.81_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.82:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.83:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.84:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.84_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.84_rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.85:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.85.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.86:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.86.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.86.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.86_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.87:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.87.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.88:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.88.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.88.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.88.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.88.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.88.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.88.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.88.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.88.7_p0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.88.7_p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.90:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.90.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.90.1_p0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.90.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.90.2_p0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.90.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.90.3_p0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.90.3_p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.90_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.90_rc1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.90_rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.90_rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.91:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.91.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.91.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.91.2_p0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.91_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.91_rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.92:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.92.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.92_p0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.93:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.93.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.93.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.93.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.94:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.94.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:clamavclamav:0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:clamavclamav:0.80_rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:clamavs:clamav:0.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:clamavs:clamav:0.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:clamavs:clamav:0.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 0.95
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 17, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/49846 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49846 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 08, 2009

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2009-1270 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-2009-1270 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

11.58 }} 0.75%

score

0.95285

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability