Out-of-Bounds Affecting clamav package, versions <0.99.4-r0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Snyk's Security Team recommends NVD's CVSS assessment

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.91% (83rd percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-ALPINE313-CLAMAV-1066834
  • published 7 Aug 2017
  • disclosed 7 Aug 2017

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.13 clamav to version 0.99.4-r0 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream clamav package and not the clamav package as distributed by Alpine. See How to fix? for Alpine:3.13 relevant fixed versions and status.

mspack/lzxd.c in libmspack 0.5alpha, as used in ClamAV 0.99.2, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted CHM file.