Resource management error in ClamAV



Published: 2015-05-12 | Updated: 2020-07-28
Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2015-2170
CWE-ID CWE-399
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
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Client/Desktop applications / Antivirus software/Personal firewalls

Vendor ClamAV

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Resource management error

EUVDB-ID: #VU32420

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2015-2170

CWE-ID: CWE-399 - Resource Management Errors

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.

The upx decoder in ClamAV before 0.98.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted file.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

ClamAV: 0.98.0 - 0.98.6

External links

http://blog.clamav.net/2015/04/clamav-0987-has-been-released.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-05/msg00024.html
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2594-1
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74443
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201512-08


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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