CVE-2009-1270
N/A
Published: April 8, 2009 at 04:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:06 PM UTC
3 products affected across 3 vendorsDebian LinuxUbuntu LinuxClamAV
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 5%
Description
libclamav/untar.c in ClamAV before 0.95 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted TAR file that causes (1) clamd and (2) clamscan to hang.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Ubuntu Linux· Canonicalrubygems
95%v < 0.95
Affected range stops below 0.95, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Debian Linux· Debiandrupal
95%Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (13)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_APPLEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00004.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1771Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:097Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/04/07/6Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-835
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