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Old 12-02-2008
USN-684-1: ClamAV vulnerability
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=========================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-684-1 December 02, 2008 clamav vulnerability https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/304017 =========================================================== A security issue affects the following Ubuntu releases: Ubuntu 8.10 This advisory also applies to the corresponding versions of Kubuntu, Edubuntu, and Xubuntu. The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 8.10: libclamav5 0.94.dfsg.2-1ubuntu0.1 In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect the necessary changes. Details follow: Ilja van Sprundel discovered that ClamAV did not handle recursive JPEG information. If a remote attacker sent a specially crafted JPEG file, ClamAV would crash, leading to a denial of service.





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clamav::config

ClamAV::Config(3pm)					User Contributed Perl Documentation				       ClamAV::Config(3pm)

NAME

       ClamAV::Config - A Perl class providing configuration information for Perl modules related to ClamAV

VERSION

       0.11

SYNOPSIS

	   use ClamAV::Config;

	   # ClamAV base configuration:
	   ClamAV::Config->config_dir;
	   ClamAV::Config->clamd_config_file;

	   # clamd run-time configuration:
	   ClamAV::Config->clamd_config;
	   ClamAV::Config->clamd_option($option);

DESCRIPTION

       This class provides configuration information for Perl modules related to the ClamAV virus scanner, e.g. installation specific file system
       paths and run-time configuration options.

   ClamAV base configuration
       The following ClamAV base configuration information is provided as class methods:

       config_dir
	   The base configuration directory of ClamAV.

       clamd_config_file
	   The absolute file name of the clamd configuration file.

   clamd run-time configuration
       The following clamd run-time configuration information is provided as class methods:

       clamd_config
	   Returns all clamd run-time configuration options as a hash reference.

       clamd_option($option)
	   Returns the value of the specified clamd run-time configuration option.

SEE ALSO

       For AVAILABILITY, SUPPORT, and LICENSE information, see ClamAV::Client.

AUTHOR

       Julian Mehnle <julian@mehnle.net>

perl v5.14.2							    2012-01-17						       ClamAV::Config(3pm)