SB2011112108 - Resource management error in clamav (Alpine package)
Published: November 21, 2011
Security Bulletin ID
SB2011112108
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Resource management error (CVE-ID: cve-2011-1003)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
Double free vulnerability in the vba_read_project_strings function in vba_extract.c in libclamav in ClamAV before 0.97 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) data in a Microsoft Office document. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.