Debian Security Advisory DSA 1232-1 (clamav)

Test ID: 57710
Category: Debian Local Security Checks
Title: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1232-1 (clamav)
Summary: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1232-1 (clamav)
Description:
The remote host is missing an update to clamav
announced via advisory DSA 1232-1.

Stephen Gran discovered that malformed base64-encoded MIME attachments
can lead to denial of service through a null pointer dereference.

For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in
version 0.84-2.sarge.12.

For the upcoming stable distribution (etch) this problem has been
fixed in version 0.86-1.

For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in
version 0.86-1.

We recommend that you upgrade your clamav package.

Solution:
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%201232-1

Risk factor : High
Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2006-5874

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