> We run a webmail service and use clamdscan/clamd in mbox mode to scan
> incoming messages. Every so often certain messages will cause clamd to
> hang (not crash, but just hang indefinitely), which causes all of our
> incoming mail to back up. It appears as if certain SPAM messages are
> causing this behavior -- and they also cause clamscan to segfault.
clamd is pthread based (and threads share the memory), so a segmentation
fault in one thread can destroy the daemon.
> segfaulted and clamd just hung. BTW, this same behavior was occuring
> under previous versions of clamav.
>
> Any suggestions?
That means there must be a bug in mbox code, please send a virus sample to
Nigel Horne - njh AT bandsman.co.uk. Thanks.
Best regards,
Tomasz Kojm
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