CVE-2007-4560

N/A Unknown
Published: August 28, 2007 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

clamav-milter in ClamAV before 0.91.2, when run in black hole mode, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters that are used in a certain popen call, involving the "recipient field of sendmail."

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/26654
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26674
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26683
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26751
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26822
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26916
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29420
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200709-14.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3063
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1366
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:172
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_18_sr.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.nruns.com/security_advisory_clamav_remote_code_exection.php
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/477723/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25439
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018610
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0026/
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0924/references
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-September/msg00104.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/26654
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26674
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26683
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26751
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26822
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26916
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29420
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200709-14.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3063
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1366
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:172
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_18_sr.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.nruns.com/security_advisory_clamav_remote_code_exection.php
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/477723/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25439
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018610
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0026/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0924/references
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-September/msg00104.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

42 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
83.5%
100th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-78

Affected Vendors

clam_anti-virus

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