Use After Free Affecting clamav package, versions <0.99.2+addedllvm-0ubuntu0.14.04.2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.38% (69th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1404-CLAMAV-372406
  • published7 Aug 2017
  • disclosed7 Aug 2017

Introduced: 7 Aug 2017

CVE-2017-6420  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:14.04 clamav to version 0.99.2+addedllvm-0ubuntu0.14.04.2 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 Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:14.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

The wwunpack function in libclamav/wwunpack.c in ClamAV 0.99.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) via a crafted PE file with WWPack compression.