CVE-2017-12380

Published Jan 26, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 5.1% 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 in mbox.c during certain mail parsing functions of the ClamAV software. An unauthenticated, remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted email to the affected device. An exploit could trigger a NULL pointer dereference condition when ClamAV scans the malicious email, which may result in a DoS condition.

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-2017-3953 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 in mbox.c during certain mail parsing functions of the ClamAV software. An unauthenticated, remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted email to the affected device. An exploit could trigger a NULL pointer dereference condition when ClamAV scans the malicious email, which may result in a DoS condition.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3550-1 ClamAV vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3550-2 ClamAV vulnerabilities
History
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{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Sources

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