Solution
Please Install the Updated Packages.
Insight
A vulnerability has been discovered and corrected in clamav:
Off-by-one error in the cli_hm_scan function in matcher-hash.c in libclamav in ClamAV before 0.97.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via an e-mail message that is not properly handled during certain hash calculations (CVE-2011-2721).
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The updated packages have been upgraded to the 0.97.2 version which is not vulnerable to this issue.
Affected
clamav on Mandriva Linux 2009.0,
Mandriva Linux 2009.0/X86_64,
Mandriva Enterprise Server 5,
Mandriva Enterprise Server 5/X86_64
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2011-2721 -
CVSS Base Score: 5.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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