GLSA 201209-08: SquidClamav: Denial of Service
| Severity: | normal |
| Title: | SquidClamav: Denial of Service |
| Date: | 09/24/2012 |
| Bugs: | |
| ID: | 201209-08 |
Synopsis
A vulnerability in SquidClamav may result in Denial of Service.Background
SquidClamav is a HTTP anti-virus for Squid based on ClamAV and ICAP.
Affected packages
| Package | Vulnerable | Unaffected | Architecture(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| net-proxy/squidclamav | < 6.8 | >= 6.8 | All supported architectures |
Description
SquidClamav does not properly escape URLs before passing them to the system command call.
Impact
A remote attacker could send a specially crafted URL to SquidClamav, possibly resulting in a Denial of Service condition.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
All SquidClamav users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-proxy/squidclamav-6.8"
References
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website:
Concerns?
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License
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