CVE-2006-4018

N/A Unknown
Published: August 08, 2006 Modified: April 16, 2026
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Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the pefromupx function in libclamav/upx.c in Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) 0.81 through 0.88.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted UPX packed file containing sections with large rsize values.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://kolab.org/security/kolab-vendor-notice-10.txt
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/21368
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21374
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21433
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21443
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21457
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21497
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21562
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200608-13.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016645
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.clamav.net/security/0.88.4.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1153
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:138
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_46_clamav.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.overflow.pl/adv/clamav_upx_heap.txt
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/442681/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19381
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0046/
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3175
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3275
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28286
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://kolab.org/security/kolab-vendor-notice-10.txt
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/21368
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21374
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21433
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21443
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21457
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21497
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21562
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200608-13.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016645
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.clamav.net/security/0.88.4.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1153
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:138
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_46_clamav.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.overflow.pl/adv/clamav_upx_heap.txt
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/442681/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19381
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0046/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3175
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3275
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28286
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

42 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
44.6%
98th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119

Affected Vendors

clamav

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