CVE-2017-6418
medium
CVSS v3
5.5
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
5.5
Description
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
55%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
SUSE Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Affected | — |
Arch Fixed 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Fixed | 0.99.3-1 |
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 0.99.3~beta1+dfsg-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 0.99.3~beta1+dfsg-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 0.99.3~beta1+dfsg-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 0.99.3~beta1+dfsg-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 0.99.3~beta1+dfsg-1 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| clamav | clamav | 0.99.2 | |
References
- https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201802-1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100154
- 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
- https://github.com/vrtadmin/clamav-devel/commit/586a5180287262070637c8943f2f7efd652e4a2c
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201804-16
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-6418.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-6418
CWEs
CWE-125
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.