CVE-2017-12378

Published Jan 26, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 5.5 Medium EPSS 2.8% KEV · Not listed
Description
ClamAV AntiVirus software versions 0.99.2 and prior contain a vulnerability that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to improper input validation checking mechanisms of .tar (Tape Archive) files sent to an affected device. A successful exploit could cause a checksum buffer over-read condition when ClamAV scans the malicious .tar file, potentially allowing the attacker to cause a DoS condition on the affected device.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1261-1 clamav security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-3951 ClamAV AntiVirus software versions 0.99.2 and prior contain a vulnerability that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to improper input validation checking mechanisms of .tar (Tape Archive) files sent to an affected device. A successful exploit could cause a checksum buffer over-read condition when ClamAV scans the malicious .tar file, potentially allowing the attacker to cause a DoS condition on the affected device.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3550-1 ClamAV vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3550-2 ClamAV vulnerabilities
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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
cisco
Published
Updated
Dec 2, 2024, 9:25 PM
Reserved
Aug 3, 2017, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jan 26, 2018, 8:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:03 AM