HTTP: ClamAV Encrypted PDF File Handling Memory Corruption

This signature detects attempts to exploit a known vulnerability against ClamAV. Attackers can execute arbitrary code or trigger a denial of service condition on the targeted system.

Extended Description

pdf.c in ClamAV 0.97.1 through 0.97.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds-read) via a crafted length value in an encrypted PDF file.

Affected Products

Canonical ubuntu_linux

References

CVE: CVE-2013-2021

Short Name
HTTP:CLAMAV-ENCRYPT-PDF-MC
Severity
Major
Recommended
False
Recommended Action
Drop
Category
HTTP
Keywords
CVE-2013-2021 ClamAV Corruption Encrypted File Handling Memory PDF
Release Date
08/07/2013
Supported Platforms

srx-branch-12.3

srx-19.3

srx-branch-19.3

vsrx3bsd-19.2

srx-branch-19.4

vsrx-19.4

mx-12.3

mx-19.4

vmx-19.4

mx-19.3

vsrx3bsd-19.4

srx-19.4

vsrx-12.3

vmx-19.3

vsrx-19.2

srx-12.3

Sigpack Version
3761
False Positive
Unknown
Vendors

Suse

Clamav

Canonical

CVSS Score

4.3

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