On Thu, 12 Apr 2007 18:08:06 -0400 James Kosin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I just tested and clamd will try to read any file with the extension > of .cvd in the /var/lib/clamav directory. > My simple question is: > "Could this pose a security or virus scanning problem if someone > managed to place an empty or invalid .cvd file intensionally in the > database directory?" And what if the same person replaces clamd with a backdoor? Did you hear about filesystem permissions? -- oo ..... Tomasz Kojm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (\/)\......... http://www.ClamAV.net/gpg/tkojm.gpg \..........._ 0DCA5A08407D5288279DB43454822DC8985A444B //\ /\ Fri Apr 13 00:13:05 CEST 2007 _______________________________________________ Help us build a comprehensive ClamAV guide: visit http://wiki.clamav.net http://lurker.clamav.net/list/clamav-users.html
