CVE-2006-0162

N/A Unknown

Published: January 10, 2006 Modified: April 16, 2026

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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-January/041325.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/18379

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/18453

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/18463

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/18478

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/18548

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/342

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://securitytracker.com/id?1015457

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.clamav.net/doc/0.88/ChangeLog

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-947

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200601-07.xml

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/385908

Source: cve@mitre.org

US Government Resource

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:016

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.osvdb.org/22318

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16191

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch

http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0002/

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0116

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-001.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24047

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-January/041325.html