CVE-2017-6418

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Published Aug 7, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 5.5 Medium EPSS 1.4% KEV · Not listed

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.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

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

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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

Metrics

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.

Exploit prediction score: 1.4% (1.415% probability within 30 days)

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

Weaknesses

CWE-125

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 3:25 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Aug 7, 2017, 3:00 AM
Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 3:25 PM
Reserved: Mar 1, 2017, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 1:22 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Aug 7, 2017, 3:29 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 1:22 AM

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