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FKIE_CVE-2007-4560

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2007-08-28 01:17 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:44
Severity
Summary
clamav-milter in ClamAV before 0.91.2, when run in black hole mode, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters that are used in a certain popen call, involving the "recipient field of sendmail."
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562
cve@mitre.orghttp://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/26654Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/26674Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/26683Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/26751Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/26822Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/26916Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/29420
cve@mitre.orghttp://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200709-14.xml
cve@mitre.orghttp://securityreason.com/securityalert/3063
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1366
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:172
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_18_sr.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.nruns.com/security_advisory_clamav_remote_code_exection.phpPatch
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/477723/100/0/threaded
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25439Patch
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018610
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0026/
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0924/references
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-September/msg00104.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/26654Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/26674Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/26683Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/26751Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/26822Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/26916Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/29420
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200709-14.xml
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3063
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1366
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:172
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_18_sr.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.nruns.com/security_advisory_clamav_remote_code_exection.phpPatch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/477723/100/0/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25439Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018610
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0026/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0924/references
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-September/msg00104.html
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
clam_anti-virus clamav *

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              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
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              "versionEndIncluding": "0.91.1",
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      "value": "clamav-milter in ClamAV before 0.91.2, when run in black hole mode, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters that are used in a certain popen call, involving the \"recipient field of sendmail.\""
    },
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      "lang": "es",
      "value": "clamav-milter en ClamAV anterior a 0.91.2, cuando funciona en modo agujero negro (black hole), permite a atacantes remotos ejecutar comandos de su elecci\u00f3n a trav\u00e9s de metacaract\u00e9res del int\u00e9rprete de comandos que es utilizado en ciertas llamadas popen, afectando a \"el campo recipiente de sendmail\"."
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2007-4560",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-16T22:44:19.617",
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}



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