Clam AntiVirus ClamAV before 0.90 does not close open file descriptors under certain conditions, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (file descriptor consumption and failed scans) via CAB archives with a cabinet header record length of zero, which causes a function to return without closing a file descriptor.

References

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-0897
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/32531
• http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562
• http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=475
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html
• http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2007-Feb/0004.html
• http://osvdb.org/32283
• http://secunia.com/advisories/24183
• http://secunia.com/advisories/24187
• http://secunia.com/advisories/24192
• http://secunia.com/advisories/24319
• http://secunia.com/advisories/24332
• http://secunia.com/advisories/24425
• http://secunia.com/advisories/29420
• http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200703-03.xml
• http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1263
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:043
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22580
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017659
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0623
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0924/references