The filecopy function in misc.c in Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) before 0.85, on Mac OS, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a virus in a filename that contains shell metacharacters, which are not properly handled when HFS permissions prevent the file from being deleted and ditto is invoked.
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EUVD-2005-1797 | The filecopy function in misc.c in Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) before 0.85, on Mac OS, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a virus in a filename that contains shell metacharacters, which are not properly handled when HFS permissions prevent the file from being deleted and ditto is invoked. |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T22:06:56.598Z
Reserved: 2005-06-01T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2005-1795

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2005-05-27T04:00:00.000
Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193
Link: CVE-2005-1795

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