[SECURITY] [DTSA-19-1] New clamav packages fix buffer overflow and infinate loop problems

[maulkin at mx0.halon.org.uk (Neil McGovern)]

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Debian Testing Security Advisory DTSA-19-1            September 22nd, 2005
secure-testing-team@lists.alioth.debian.org                  Neil McGovern
http://secure-testing-master.debian.net/
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Package        : clamav
Vulnerability  : buffer overflow and infinate loop problems
Problem-Scope  : remote
Debian-specific: No
CVE ID         : CAN-2005-2919 CAN-2005-2920 

Multiple security holes were found in clamav:

CAN-2005-2919

  A possible infinate loop has been discovered in libclamav/fsg.c

CAN-2005-2920

  A possible buffer overflow has been found in libclamav/upx.c

Thanks to Stephen Granan <sgran@debian.org> for the updated packages

For the testing distribution (etch) this is fixed in version
0.86.2-4etch2

For the unstable distribution (sid) this is fixed in version
0.87-1

This upgrade is recommended if you use clamav.

The Debian testing security team does not track security issues for the
stable (sarge) and oldstable (woody) distributions. If stable is vulnerable,
the Debian security team will make an announcement once a fix is ready.

Upgrade Instructions
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To use the Debian testing security archive, add the following lines to
your /etc/apt/sources.list:

deb http://secure-testing.debian.net/debian-secure-testing etch-proposed-updates/security-updates main contrib non-free
deb-src http://secure-testing.debian.net/debian-secure-testing etch-proposed-updates/security-updates main contrib non-free

The archive signing key can be downloaded from
http://secure-testing-master.debian.net/ziyi-2005-7.asc

To install the update, run this command as root:

apt-get update && apt-get upgrade

For further information about the Debian testing security team, please refer
to http://secure-testing-master.debian.net/
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