CVE-2017-6418 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Published: 2017-08-07

Score: 5.5 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.99.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DLA	DLA-1105-1	clamav security update
EUVD	EUVD-2017-15475	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.
Ubuntu USN	USN-3393-1	ClamAV vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN	USN-3393-2	ClamAV vulnerabilities

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00373.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
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

History

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Subscriptions

Clamav Clamav

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-08-07T03:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T15:25:49.287Z

Reserved: 2017-03-01T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-6418

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-08-07T03:29:00.227

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2017-6418

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-125

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