SUSE Linux update for clamav
| Risk | High |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 11 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2017-11423 CVE-2017-12374 CVE-2017-12375 CVE-2017-12376 CVE-2017-12377 CVE-2017-12378 CVE-2017-12379 CVE-2017-12380 CVE-2017-6418 CVE-2017-6419 CVE-2017-6420 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-126 CWE-416 CWE-120 CWE-476 CWE-125 CWE-122 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
SUSE Linux Operating systems & Components / Operating system |
| Vendor | SUSE |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 11 vulnerabilities.
1) Stack-based buffer over-read
EUVDB-ID: #VU11217
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 3.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-11423
CWE-ID:
CWE-126 - Buffer over-read
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists in the cabd_read_string function due to stack-based buffer over-read. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted CAB file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and cause the service to crash.
MitigationUpdate the affected packages.
SUSE Linux: 11
External linkshttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-01/msg00074.html
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.
2) Use-after-free error
EUVDB-ID: #VU10312
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-12374
CWE-ID:
CWE-416 - Use After Free
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists due to input validation checking mechanisms during parsing mbox.c operations on bounce messages. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted input, trigger use-after-free error and cause the service to crash.
Update the affected packages.
SUSE Linux: 11
External linkshttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-01/msg00074.html
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.
3) Buffer overflow
EUVDB-ID: #VU10313
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-12375
CWE-ID:
CWE-120 - Buffer overflow
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists due to input validation checking mechanisms during parsing the rfc2047 function in mbox. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted input, trigger buffer overflow and cause the service to crash.
Update the affected packages.
SUSE Linux: 11
External linkshttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-01/msg00074.html
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.
4) Buffer overflow
EUVDB-ID: #VU10314
Risk: High
CVSSv3.1: 8.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-12376
CWE-ID:
CWE-120 - Buffer overflow
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition or execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists due to input validation checking mechanisms when handling Portable Document Format (.pdf) files. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted .pdf file, trigger handle_pdfname (in pdf.c) buffer overflow and cause the service to crash or execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
Update the affected packages.
SUSE Linux: 11
External linkshttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-01/msg00074.html
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.
5) Heap-based buffer over-read
EUVDB-ID: #VU10315
Risk: High
CVSSv3.1: 8.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-12377
CWE-ID:
CWE-126 - Buffer over-read
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition or execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists due to input validation checking mechanisms in mew packet files. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted .pdf file, trigger a heap-based buffer over-read condition in mew.c and cause the service to crash or execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
Update the affected packages.
SUSE Linux: 11
External linkshttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-01/msg00074.html
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.
6) Buffer over-read
EUVDB-ID: #VU10316
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-12378
CWE-ID:
CWE-126 - Buffer over-read
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists due to input validation checking mechanisms of .tar (Tape Archive) files. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted input, trigger checksum buffer over-read condition and cause the service to crash.
Update the affected packages.
SUSE Linux: 11
External linkshttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-01/msg00074.html
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.
7) Buffer overflow
EUVDB-ID: #VU10317
Risk: High
CVSSv3.1: 8.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-12379
CWE-ID:
CWE-120 - Buffer overflow
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition or execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists due to input validation checking mechanisms in the message parsing function. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted email, trigger a messageAddArgument (in message.c) buffer overflow condition and cause the service to crash or execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
Update the affected packages.
SUSE Linux: 11
External linkshttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-01/msg00074.html
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.
8) Null pointer dereference
EUVDB-ID: #VU10318
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-12380
CWE-ID:
CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists due to input validation checking mechanisms during parsing the rfc2047 function in mbox.c during certain mail parsing functions. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted email, trigger a NULL pointer dereference condition and cause the service to crash.
Update the affected packages.
SUSE Linux: 11
External linkshttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-01/msg00074.html
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.
9) Out-of-bounds read
EUVDB-ID: #VU12171
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 3.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-6418
CWE-ID:
CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a rmeote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists in libclamav/message.c due to out-of-bounds read. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted e-mail message, trigger memory corruption and cause the service to crash.
Update the affected packages.
SUSE Linux: 11
External linkshttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-01/msg00074.html
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.
10) Heap-based buffer overflow
EUVDB-ID: #VU11216
Risk: High
CVSSv3.1: 8.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-6419
CWE-ID:
CWE-122 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition or execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists due to heap-based buffer overflow. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted CHM file, trick the victim into opening it and cause the service to crash or execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
MitigationUpdate the affected packages.
SUSE Linux: 11
External linkshttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-01/msg00074.html
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.
11) Use-after-free error
EUVDB-ID: #VU12172
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 3.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-6420
CWE-ID:
CWE-416 - Use After Free
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a rmeote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists in libclamav/wwunpack.c due to use-after-free error. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted PE file with WWPack compression, trigger memory corruption and cause the service to crash.
Update the affected packages.
SUSE Linux: 11
External linkshttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-01/msg00074.html
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.
