Cisco ClamAV 0.99.2 E-Mail Message libclamav/message.c out-of-bounds
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A vulnerability was found in Cisco ClamAV 0.99.2 (Anti-Malware Software). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the file libclamav/message.c of the component E-Mail Message Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:
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.
The bug was discovered 08/06/2017. The weakness was shared 08/07/2017 (Website). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2017-6418 since 03/01/2017. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 102581 (Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 17.04 : clamav vulnerabilities (USN-3393-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Ubuntu Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 170721 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for clamav (SUSE-SU-2018:0255-1)).
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (102581). The entries 104896, 112481, 112482 and 112483 are related to this item.
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CPE 2.3
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Class: Out-of-boundsCWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 102581
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 17.04 : clamav vulnerabilities (USN-3393-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 800596
OpenVAS Name: ClamAV Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities Aug17 (Windows)
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Patch: github.com
Timeline
03/01/2017 🔍08/06/2017 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: cisco.comAdvisory: USN-3393-1⛔
Researcher: varsleak.
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2017-6418 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 100154 - ClamAV CVE-2017-6418 Denial of Service Vulnerability
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Entry
Created: 08/07/2017 12:51Updated: 12/15/2022 09:00
Changes: 08/07/2017 12:51 (75), 06/08/2020 17:46 (5), 01/07/2021 12:23 (3), 12/15/2022 08:59 (4), 12/15/2022 09:00 (1)
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