Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Apr 8, 2009· Updated Apr 23, 2026
CVE-2009-1270
CVE-2009-1270
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 products
4- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
13- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00004.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/34716nvdThird Party Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/36701nvdThird Party Advisory
- support.apple.com/kb/HT3865nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1771nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/04/07/6nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/34357nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-754-1nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0934nvdThird Party Advisory
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49846nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- osvdb.org/53461nvdBroken Link
- wwws.clamav.net/bugzilla/show_bug.cginvdBroken LinkIssue Tracking
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