CVE-2009-1241 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in ClamAV before 0.95 allows remote attackers to bypass detection of malware via a modified RAR archive.

Published: 2009-04-03

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 2.2% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2009-1240	Unspecified vulnerability in ClamAV before 0.95 allows remote attackers to bypass detection of malware via a modified RAR archive.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.02235.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://blog.zoller.lu/2009/04/clamav-094-and-below-evasion-and-bypass.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00004.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00010.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/36701
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3865
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:097
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/04/07/6
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502366/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34344
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0934

History

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Subscriptions

Clamav Clamav

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2009-04-03T18:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T05:04:49.460Z

Reserved: 2009-04-03T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2009-1241

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2009-04-03T18:30:00.687

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2009-1241

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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