Out-of-bounds Read Affecting clamav package, versions <0.99.2+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
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- published7 Aug 2017
- disclosed7 Aug 2017
Introduced: 7 Aug 2017
CVE-2017-6418 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 clamav to version 0.99.2+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.2 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:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.
libclamav/message.c in ClamAV 0.99.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted e-mail message.
References
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2017-6418
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-6418
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201804-16
- https://github.com/vrtadmin/clamav-devel/commit/586a5180287262070637c8943f2f7efd652e4a2c
- https://bugzilla.clamav.net/show_bug.cgi?id=11797
- https://github.com/varsleak/varsleak-vul/blob/master/clamav-vul/heap-overflow/clamav_email_crash.md
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100154